Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers for Phaseolus Vulgaris L. and Methods of Use Thereof In Selection Efficiency with Breeding Strategies

ABSTRACT

The invention provides processes for marker assisted selection of common beans expressing volatile compounds that provide flavor traits associated with single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and/or sequences flanking SNPs, as well as allele-specific oligo sequence primers configured to anneal to related SNPs and to report the presence or absence of SNPs with fluorescent signals using a PCR assay, a KASP assay (i.e., modified PCR assay), or other molecular marker assay, e.g., SSR, capable of identifying the presence or absence of SNPs and/or portions of flanking sequences of the SNPs, all of which enhances selection efficiency in common bean breeding strategies.

CROSS REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATION

This application is a continuation of and claims the benefit of U.S. patent application Ser. No. 15/837,732, titled “Single Nucleotide Polymorphism (SNP) Markers for Phaseolus Vulgaris L. and Methods of Use Thereof in Selection Efficiency with Breeding Strategies,” filed on Dec. 12, 2017, the entirety of which is incorporated herein by reference.

FIELD

The present invention relates generally to plant molecular biology in the field of breeding common beans (Phaseolus vulgaris L.). More specifically, the invention relates to single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers and flanking sequences of certain SNPs located on chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 11 of the common bean genome (see, Phytozyme: Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1), associated with the phenotypic expression of volatile (flavor) compounds, such as, 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and/or β-ionone, which are associated with the flavor and taste quality of the common bean, as well as methods of using one or more molecular markers (i.e., SNP, SNP flanking sequence, PCR primer for a SNP) to identify flavor and taste qualities associated with volatiles in the common bean for the purposes of efficiency with breeding strategies, and introgression of genes associated with the SNP markers.

Also, the present invention provides common bean seeds, plant parts, cells, and/or tissues comprising any one or more of the molecular markers, i.e., SNP 1 through SNP 13, in their genome, and comprising otherwise a genome of a cultivated common bean.

BACKGROUND

The common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.), also known as the string bean, field bean, flageolet bean, French bean, garden bean, green bean, haricot bean, pop bean, snap bean, or snap, is a herbaceous annual plant grown worldwide for its edible dry seed (known as just “beans”) or unripe fruit (“green beans”). Its botanical classification, along with other Phaseolus species, is as a member of the legume family Fabaceae. Wild P. vulgaris is native to the Americas and was domesticated separately in Mesoamerica and in the southern Andes region. This provides the basis for the domesticated common bean having two gene pools.

The main categories of common beans, as characterized by their use, are dry beans, which are seeds harvested at complete maturity, snap beans, which are tender pods with reduced fiber harvested before the seed development phase, and shell beans, which are seeds harvested at physiological maturity.

The common bean is a highly variable species with a long history of cultivation. Over 130 varieties of common beans are known. All wild members of the species have a climbing habit. Most cultivars are classified as “pole beans” or “bush beans” depending on their growth habits. Pole beans have a climbing habit and produce a twisting vine, which must be supported by poles, trellises, or other means. Bush beans are short plants that grow to not more than 2 feet (61 cm) in height, often without needing support to grow. Bush beans generally reach maturity and produce all of their fruit in a relatively short period of time, then cease to produce.

There are many varieties specialized for use as green beans due to the succulence and flavor of their pods. These varieties are usually grown in home vegetable gardens. Pod color can be green, yellow, purple, red, or streaked. Shapes range from thin “fillet” types to wide “romano” types and more common types in between. Examples of bush (dwarf) types include, but are not limited to, ‘Blue Lake 274’, ‘Bush Kentucky Wonder’, ‘Derby’, ‘Dwarf French Bean Seeds—Safari (Kenyan Bean)’, and ‘Purple Teepee’. Examples of pole type green beans include, but are not limited to, ‘Algarve French Climbing Bean’, ‘Blue Lake FM-1 Pole Bean’, ‘Golden Gate Pole Bean’, ‘Kentucky Blue Pole Bean’, and ‘Kentucky Wonder’.

Volatile compounds provide the primary source of flavor in common beans. Common beans are known to produce at least a hundred volatile compounds in their pods (Barra et al., 2007). Flavor volatiles are derived primarily from three biosynthetic pathways in plants (Lewinsohn et al., 2001). The three pathways are those for fatty acids, carotenoids/terpenoids, and the phenylpropanoid/shikimic acid. The fatty acid pathway begins with acetyl CoA and proceeds through palmitic acid, stearic acid, and oleic acid. Oleic acid is converted in the plastids to linoleic acid and linolenic acid through the action of desaturases. Linoleic and linolenic acids are, in turn, converted to volatile compounds important to flavor through the action of a lipoxygenase followed by a hydroperoxide lyase (Noordermeer et al., 2001). This pathway leads to the majority of flavor volatiles in common beans, such as 1-octen-3-ol, 1-penten-3-one, 1-penten-3-ol, hexanal, 1-hexanol, 2-hexenal, and 3-hexen-1-ol (De Lumen et al., 1978). Alternatively, acetyl CoA can be used in either the melavolate or non-melavolate pathway for terpenoid synthesis (Dubey et al. 2003). The melavolate pathway and non-melavolate pathway result in isopentenyl diphosphate (IPP) and dimethylallyl diphosphate (DMAPP). IPP and DMAPP are believed to be interchangeable through an isomerase and are the substrates for geranyl diphosphate synthase to produce geranyl diphosphate (GPP). GPP can either be used to produce monoterpenes, such as linalool, or undergo additional enzymatic changes to produce sesquiterpenes, carotenoids, or polyterpenes. The breakdown of carotenoids by the carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase I (CCD1) enzyme results in β-ionone (Wei et al., 2011). Both linalool and β-ionone are known to be present in common bean pods. Finally, the shikimic pathway followed by the phenylpropanoid pathway generates numerous volatile compounds in addition to an array of other compounds, such as flavonoids, lignans, esters, coumarins, and stilbenes (Vogt, 2010).

Early research on the genetics of flavor in snap beans was focused on linalool and 1-octen-3-ol because these compounds were present in variable amounts depending on the bean cultivar, and because these compounds appeared to be important to the characteristic flavor of snap beans (Stevens et al., 1967a; Toya et al., 1976). The results of crosses of beans expressing linalool and 1-octen-3-ol suggested that the amount of these two compounds in a bean were controlled by a small number of loci. This early genetic research was particularly focused on several Blue Lake commercial lines, which share a common ancestry with significant inheritance from the Mesoamerican center of domestication.

There is little known about the inheritance of flavor traits in common beans other than two early studies by Stevens et al. (1967a) and Toya et al. (1976). These studies predate the advent of molecular markers in plant breeding and did not identify quantitative trait loci (QTL), SNPs, or even chromosomes related to the inheritance of flavor traits in common beans. Moreover, Stevens and Toyo disagreed on the number of loci present, but did show that linalool and 1-octen-3-ol levels are heritable traits.

The common bean is a diploid species with 22 chromosomes (Sarbhoy 1978; Maréchal et al. 1978). The chromosomes are small in size and similar in morphology. The genome size of P. vulgaris is about a 580 Mbp/haploid genome (Bennett and Leitch 2005). The genome relates to two distinct evolutionary lineages, i.e., Andean and Mesoamerican, that predate domestication (Debouck et al. 1993; Kami et al. 1995). The genome sequence of common bean (P. vulgaris L.) was published in 2014 by Schmutz et al. It is also published by Phytozyme, which is the Plant Comparative Genomics portal of the Department of Energy's Joint Genome Institute. The Phytozyme genome for the common bean is published as Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1 (Common bean), see, Phytozome.jgi.doe.gov/pz/portal.html#!info?alias=Org_Pvulgaris, and is incorporated herein by reference. This published genome includes about 27,433 total loci containing 36,995 protein-coding transcripts. See, Phytozyme: Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1. In the common bean, the levels of duplication and the amount of highly repeated sequences are generally low. Early mapping experiments demonstrated that most loci are single copy (Vallejos et al. 1992; Freyre et al. 1998; McClean et al. 2002).

With the emergence of the genomic era in the field of common beans, it became possible to conduct genome wide association study (GWAS) mapping of this important crop. Due to the amount of recombination events over time in a natural population in comparison to the limited number of recombination events in a biparental cross, GWAS tends to give higher genomic resolution in comparison to linkage mapping studies. GWAS mapping is also faster because a study can be completed in a single season on an established population of beans, in comparison to the need to grow multiple generations to perform biparental linkage studies.

The flavor of green beans involves complicated interactions between different volatiles. This makes the task of breeding flavor qualities associated with volatiles into later generations challenging. In this regard, the goal of developing new common bean cultivars requires evaluation of parents and the progeny of crosses in the F1, F2, or later generations. To reach this goal, a breeder must carefully select and develop plants that have desired flavor traits in cultivars. The absence of predictable success of any given cross requires that a breeder make several crosses with different breeding objectives, all of which is time consuming, costly, and requires growth time and space, pedigree selection, and numerous crossing and backcrossing steps. To date, bean breeders have typically focused on traits with simpler genetics as compared to flavor traits, and a more immediate impact on the bottom line, such as high yield.

Thus, there is an ongoing need for the development of stable, high yield cultivars of common beans that express superior flavor quality traits, as well as the identification and development of molecular markers for genes relevant to flavor traits, and methods of using flavor-specific molecular markers for refining bean breeding schemes to develop superior cultivars having high quality taste. For example, it would be extremely helpful if bean breeders could use molecular markers to determine whether genes relating to specific flavor traits are present in any given common bean population, then use the presence or absence of certain genes in a common bean population to develop efficient breeding designs. Molecular markers for flavor volatiles would allow selection of superior lines in early generations, without wasting time or space on poor selections. It would provide an objective measure to identify the selections because the ability of a plant breeder to actually taste hundreds or thousands of potential selections in the field is highly limited and impractical. Indeed, molecular markers, e.g., a SNP, a SNP flanking sequence, a PCR primer(s) for a SNP, could be beneficial for use in marker assisted identification of candidate bean populations and marker assisted selection for efficient breeding. SNP markers are direct marker systems for tagging genes and could be used to rapidly identify genes in plants that express desired flavor traits.

DESCRIPTION OF THE FIGURES

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Additional aspects, features, and advantages of the invention, as to its operation, will be understood and will become more readily apparent when the invention is considered in light of the following description of illustrative embodiments made in conjunction with the accompanying drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a flow chart illustrating general methods of the molecular marker selection of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flow chart illustrating methods of the molecular marker selection used in the development of pureline expression of certain volatile compounds in a common bean plant.

FIG. 3 is a biplot of the first and second axes of a principle components analysis (PCA) of the Bean CAP Snap Bean Diversity Panel (n=145) with an additional 56 snap bean lines of Chinese origin, genotyped using the Illumina Infinium Genechip BARCBEAN6K_3 platform Beadchip. The first and second axes account for 35.7% and 7.7% of the SNP variation, respectively. The first axis separates genotypes based on the Andean and Mesoamerican centers of domestication. The second axis separates European extra fine snap beans from others within the Mesoamerican center, and splits C phaseolin types (represented by Romanos and some snap beans) from T phaseolin snap beans within the Andean center.

FIG. 4A shows a Manhattan plot and FIG. 4B shows a QQ plot for FarmCPU GWAS of 1-octen-3-ol peak area data. 1PC was used, and data was not transformed. Chromosomes are shown on the x-axis of the Manhattan plot and negative log p-values on the y-axis. Bonferroni cutoffs for all markers and effective markers are shown as lines across the Manhattan plot. Shown on the x-axis of the QQ plot are expected negative log p-values and on the y-axis are observed negative log p-values.

FIG. 5A shows a Manhattan plot and FIG. 5B shows a QQ plot for FarmCPU GWAS of linalool. 1PC was used, and data was not transformed. Chromosomes are shown on the x-axis of the Manhattan plot and negative log p-values on the y-axis. Bonferroni cutoffs for all markers and effective markers are shown as lines across the Manhattan plot. Shown on the x-axis of the QQ plot are expected negative log p-values and on the y-axis are observed negative log p-values.

FIG. 6A shows a Manhattan plot and FIG. 6B shows a QQ plot for FarmCPU GWAS of 1-hexanol. 1PC was used, and data was not transformed. Chromosomes are shown on the x-axis of the Manhattan plot and negative log p-values on the y-axis. Bonferroni cutoffs for all markers and effective markers are shown as lines across the Manhattan plot. Shown on the x-axis of the QQ plot are expected negative log p-values and on the y-axis are observed negative log p-values.

FIG. 7A shows a Manhattan plot and FIG. 7B shows a QQ plot for the FarmCPU GWAS for 1-penten-3-ol. 1PC was used, and data was not transformed. Chromosomes are shown on the x-axis of the Manhattan plot and negative log p-values on the y-axis. Bonferroni cutoffs for all markers and effective markers are shown as lines across the Manhattan plot. Shown on the x-axis of the QQ plot are expected negative log p-values and on the y-axis are observed negative log p-values.

FIG. 8A shows a Manhattan plot and FIG. 8B shows a QQ plot for the FarmCPU GWAS of β-ionone. 1PC was used, and data was not transformed. Chromosomes are shown on the x-axis of the Manhattan plot and negative log p-values on the y-axis. Bonferroni cutoffs for all markers and effective marker β-ionone s are shown as lines across the Manhattan plot. Shown on the x-axis of the QQ plot are expected negative log p-values and on the y-axis are observed negative log p-values.

FIG. 9A shows a Manhattan plot and FIG. 9B shows a QQ plot for the FarmCPU GWAS of 3-hexen-1-ol. 1PC was used, and data was not transformed. Chromosomes are shown on the x-axis of the Manhattan plot and negative log p-values on the y-axis. Bonferroni cutoffs for all markers and effective markers are shown as lines across the Manhattan plot. Shown on the x-axis of the QQ plot are expected negative log p-values and on the y-axis are observed negative log p-values.

FIG. 10 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE J) having SNP 1. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE J), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., A. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE J), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., C. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 11 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE K) having SNP 2. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE K), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., C. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE K), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., T. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 12 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE L) having SNP 3. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE L), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., A. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE L), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., G. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 13 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE M) having SNP 4. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE M), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., A. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE M), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., G. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 14 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE N) having SNP 5. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE N), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., G. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE N), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., T. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 15 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE O) having SNP 6. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE O), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., A. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE O), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., C. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 16 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE P) having SNP 7. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE P), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., G. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE P), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., T. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 17 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE Q) having SNP 8. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE Q), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., C. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE Q), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., T. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 18 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE R) having SNP 9. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE R), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., A. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE R), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., G. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 19 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE S) having SNP 10. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE S), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., A. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE S), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., G. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 20 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE T) having SNP 11. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE T), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., A. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE T), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., G. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 21 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE U) having SNP 12. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE U), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., A. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE U), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., C. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

FIG. 22 illustrates a cluster (Cartesian) plot of fluorescent signals reporting each individual DNA sample obtained from a bean line (see, TABLE V) having SNP 13. The FAM fluorescence value associated with the FAM-labelled oligo sequence (FAM-labeled primer) is plotted on the X axis. The data points plotted close to the X axis represent high FAM signal and no HEX signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE V), are homozygous for the allele reported by FAM, i.e., G. The HEX fluorescence value associated with the HEX-labelled oligo sequence (HEX-labeled primer) is plotted on the Y axis. The data points plotted close to the Y axis represent high HEX signal and no FAM signal generated during the KASP reaction, and the related bean line samples (see, TABLE V), are homozygous for the allele reported by HEX, i.e., T. A sample that is heterozygous contains both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX and generated half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence in comparison to the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA, i.e., no template control (NTC), is included as a negative control to ensure reliability and did not generate any fluorescence, and the data point is plotted at the origin.

DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS OF THE INVENTION

Illustrative and alternative embodiments and operational details of the single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers for Phaseolus vulgaris, as well as methods of use thereof in selection efficiency with breeding common beans, are discussed in detail below with reference to the figures and the following definitions of terms.

Definitions

The capital letter “A” is used in reference to the nucleotide adenine.

The term “allele” is one or more alternative forms of a gene at a particular locus, all of which alleles relate to one trait or characteristic at a specific locus. In a diploid cell of an organism, alleles of a gene are located at a specific location, or locus on a chromosome. One allele is present on each chromosome of the pair of homologous chromosomes. A diploid plant species may comprise a large number of different alleles at a particular locus. These may be identical alleles of the gene (homozygous) or two different alleles (heterozygous).

The capital letter “C” is used in reference to the nucleotide cytosine.

The terms “common bean genome,” “physical position on the common bean genome” and specific “chromosome” number are used in reference to the physical genome of cultivated common bean, see Phaseolus vulgaris v2.1 (Common bean) available at Phytozome.jgi.doe.gov/pz/portal.html#!info?alias=Org_Pvulgaris, the physical chromosomes, and the physical position on the chromosomes. So, for example SNP 1 is a T or G nucleotide positioned physically at base number 2939690 of chromosome 1.

The term “pure line” means the progeny of a single homozygous individual produced by repeated selfing.

The term “cultivar,” also known as “cultivated variety” refers to a product of plant breeding that is released for access to producers that is uniform, distinct, stable, and new.

The term “cultivated common bean” or “domesticated common bean” refers to plants of Phaseolus vulgaris, i.e., common bean varietals, breeding lines or cultivars, cultivated by humans.

The term “Dickson Collection” refers to numerous common beans sourced from an uncatalogued set of accessions collected by Michael Dickson (Emeritus, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.) in China in 1991.

The terms “F1”, “F2”, “F3”, etc., (which “F” refers to filial generation) are used to refer to related generations following a cross between two parent plants or parent lines and later crosses between progeny of earlier crosses. Plants grown from the seeds produced by crossing two plants or lines are called the F1 generation. Crossing and/or selfing F1 plants results in the F2 generation, etc.

The capital letter “G” is used in reference to the nucleotide guanine.

The term “gene” is a genomic DNA sequence having a transcribed region, which is transcribed into a messenger RNA molecule (mRNA) in a cell, and an operably linked regulatory region, e.g. a promoter. Different alleles of a gene are different alternatives of the gene.

The term “heirloom” refers to a plant genotype that is maintained by gardeners or farmers in relative isolation, and through open pollination. Heirloom plants are typically not used in large-scale agriculture.

The term “Kompetitive Allele Specific PCR” or “KASP” is a homogenous, fluorescence-based genotyping variant of Polymerase Chain Reaction. KASP is based on allele-specific oligo extension and fluorescence resonance energy transfer for signal generation. KASP genotyping assays are based on competitive allele-specific PCR and enable bi-allelic scoring of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) and insertions and deletions at specific loci. The SNP-specific KASP Assay mix and the universal KASP Master mix are added to DNA samples. Reaction volumes can be either 5 μl or 10 μl. Half of the reaction volume must be KASP Master mix meaning that 2.5 μl of a 5 μl reaction or 5 μl of a 10 μl reaction must be KASP Master mix. The remaining volume in the reaction may be filled by water if necessary, but must contain 5 ng to 50 ng of genomic DNA and either 0.07 μl of KASP Assay mix for the 5 μl reaction or 0.14 μl of KASP Assay mix for the 10 μl reaction. A thermal cycling reaction is then performed wherein the thermal cycler conditions begin with 94° C. held for 15 minutes for “hot start activation”, which is necessary to activate the Taq polymerase. After this phase, the temperature cycles ten times through the following: 94° C. for 20 seconds, and 61° C. to 55° C. for 60 seconds, dropping 0.6° C. per cycle from 61° C. down to 55° C. over 10 cycles. In the last phase, the temperature cycles 26 times from 94° C. for 20 seconds followed by 55° C. for 60 seconds. The end-point fluorescent reading is made with any FRET capable instrument that can excite fluorophores between 485 nm and 575 nm and read light emissions between 520 nm and 610 nm. Such instruments may include, but are not limited to, the following makes and models: Biotek Synergy 2, ABI 7500, ABI 7300, ABI 7900, ABI ViiA7, Roche LC480, Agilent Mx3000P/3005P, Illumina EcoRT, and BIO-RAD CFX. A passive reference dye, 5-carboxy-X-rhodamine succinimidyl ester (ROX), is included in the master mix to allow for the normalization of the HEX and FAM signals due to slight variations in well volume. The KASP Assay mix contains three assay-specific non-labelled oligomers: two allele-specific forward primers and one common reverse primer. The allele-specific forward primers each have a unique tail sequence (on the 5′ end) that corresponds with a universal FRET (fluorescence resonant energy transfer) cassette. One allele-specific forward primer is labelled with FAM™ dye, and the other allele-specific forward primer is labelled with HEX™ dye. The KASP Master mix contains the universal FRET cassettes, ROX™ passive reference dye, taq polymerase, free nucleotides, and MgCl₂ in an optimized buffer solution. During thermal cycling, the relevant allele-specific forward primer binds to the template and elongates, thus attaching the tail sequence to the newly synthesized strand. The complement of the allele-specific tail sequence is then generated during subsequent rounds of PCR, enabling the FRET cassette to bind to the DNA. The FRET cassette is no longer quenched and emits fluorescence. Bi-allelic discrimination is achieved through the competitive binding of two allele-specific forward primers, each with a unique tail sequence that corresponds with two universal FRET (fluorescence resonant energy transfer) cassettes with primers for a SNP; one labelled with FAM™ dye and the other with HEX™ dye. Upon completion of the KASP reactions, the resulting fluorescence is measured, the raw data is interpreted, and genotypes are assigned to the DNA samples by plotting fluorescence values for each sample on a cluster plot (Cartesian plot). The fluorescent signal from each individual DNA sample is represented as an independent data point on a cluster plot. One axis is used to plot the FAM fluorescence value (typically the X axis) and the second axis is used to plot the HEX fluorescence value (typically the Y axis) for each sample. A sample that is homozygous for an allele reported by FAM will only generate FAM fluorescence during the KASP reaction. This data point is plotted close to the X axis, representing high FAM signal and no HEX signal. A sample that is homozygous for the allele reported by HEX will only generate HEX fluorescence during the KASP reaction. This data point is plotted close to the Y axis, representing high HEX signal and no FAM signal. A sample that is heterozygous will contain both the allele reported by FAM and the allele reported by HEX. This sample will generate half as much FAM fluorescence and half as much HEX fluorescence as the samples that are homozygous for these alleles. This data point is plotted in the center of the plot, representing half FAM signal and half HEX signal. The KASP reaction without any template DNA is included as a negative control to ensure reliability. This is referred to as a no template control (NTC) and will not generate any fluorescence and the data point will therefore be plotted at the origin.

The term “landrace” refers to a population of plants, typically genetically heterogeneous, commonly developed in traditional agriculture from many years of farmer-directed selection, and which is specifically adapted to local conditions. Landraces tend to be relatively genetically uniform, but are more diverse than members of a standardized or formal breed.

The term “locus” (singular) or “loci” (plural) means a specific place or places, or a site on a chromosome where a gene or molecular marker, such as a SNP, is found.

The term “marker” is a nucleotide sequence or a fragment of such sequence, e.g., a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP), used as a point of reference at an identifiable physical location on a chromosome (e.g. restriction enzyme cutting site, gene) whose inheritance can be tracked. Markers can be derived from genomic nucleotide sequences or from expressed nucleotide sequences (e.g., from a spliced RNA, cDNA, etc.). The term can also refer to nucleic acid sequences complementary to or flanking a marker. The term can also refer to nucleic acid sequences used as a molecular marker probe, primer, primer pair, or a molecule that can be used to identify the presence of a marker locus, e.g., a nucleic acid probe that is complementary to a marker locus sequence, and is capable of amplifying sequence fragments using PCR and modified PCR reaction methods. Examples of markers associated with flavor traits of common beans, i.e., volatile compounds, include SNP 1 through SNP 13 and/or flanking sequences of the P. vulgaris genome related to SNP 1 through SNP 13 (see, TABLE A, TABLE B, and TABLE C), as well as primers capable of identifying SNP 1 through SNP 13 (see, TABLE H), or a fragment of such sequences. Markers of the present invention can include sequences having 95% or better sequence identity to any of the sequences provided in SEQ ID NOS: 1-91, or any fragment thereof.

The term “marker assay” refers generally to a molecular marker assay, such as PCR, KASP, or SSR, for example, used to identify whether a certain DNA sequence or SNP, for example, is present in a sample of DNA. For example, a marker assay can include a molecular marker assay, e.g., KASP assay, which can be used to test whether a cultivated, landrace, heirloom, or pureline P. vulgaris plant has a SNP associated with an expression of a trait from DNA extracted from the P. vulgaris plant. Markers corresponding to genetic polymorphisms between members of a population can be detected by methods commonly used in the art including, PCR-based sequence specific amplification methods, detection of restriction fragment length polymorphisms (RFLPs), detection of amplified variable sequences of the plant genome, detection of simple sequence repeats (SSRs), detection of single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), or detection of amplified fragment length polymorphisms (AFLPs). Well established methods are also known for the detection of expressed sequence tags (ESTs) and SSR markers derived from EST sequences and randomly amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD).

The term “marker assisted selection” or “MAS” is a process of identifying and using the presence (or absence) of one or more molecular markers, e.g., a SNP, associated with a particular locus or to a particular chromosome region, to select plants for the presence of the specific locus. For example, the presence of a SNP known to be associated with a volatile compound can be used to detect and/or select common bean plants expressing the volatile compound of interest. MAS can be used to quickly introgress simply inherited traits, test early generations, break up linkage drag, pyramid genes, and/or authenticate the identity of a cultivar.

The term “parent line” refers to a genotype that has been selected for crossing in the initial stages of plant breeding. Such plants are typically genetically uniform and stable.

The term “plant” includes the whole plant, or any part or derivative thereof, such as, for example, leaves, stems, roots, root stock, root tips, flowers, pods, seeds, plant cells, plant cell or tissue cultures from which whole plants can be regenerated. Any reference to “seeds of a plant” can include either seeds from which the plant can be grown, or seeds produced on the plant, after self-fertilization or cross-fertilization.

The term “breeding line” is used in reference to genotypes resulting from breeding programs that may have a combination of traits that are of special interest to plant breeders.

The term “plant varietal” or “plant variety” is a group of plants in the same botanical taxonomy that express phenotypic characteristics resulting from a certain genotype or a combination of genotypes (i.e., F1 hybrids), that are distinguishable from any other phenotypic characteristics resulting from a different genotype within that species, and can be propagated without any change in the phenotypic expression.

The term “PVP” is an acronym for Plant Variety Protection and is used in reference to PVP certificates that protect certain intellectual property rights of breeders in new varieties of seeds and tubers and are issued by the Plant Variety Protection Office of the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

A “single-nucleotide polymorphism” or “SNP” is a variation in a single nucleotide that occurs at a specific position in a DNA sequence of a genome, where each variation is present to some appreciable degree within members of the same species or a paired chromosome (e.g., >1%). A SNP serves as a molecular marker used to assist in locating genes associated with certain traits expressed by genes related to the SNP. For example, at a specific base position in a genome, the base C may appear in a majority of the members of the same species, but in a minority of members of that same species, the position is occupied by the base A. The SNP at this specific base position, and the two possible nucleotide variations—C or A—are alleles for this base position. A SNP may fall within coding sequences of a gene, a non-coding region of a gene, or in intergenic regions. Reference to a SNP genotype at a specific position on a (+) strand or (−) strand of DNA, e.g., at locus 2939690 of chromosome 1 is T or G at position 32 of SEQ ID NO: 1, or of a sequence comprising at least 95% or more sequence identity to the SEQ ID NO: 1, means that the SNP genotype is present in a variant sequence at a nucleotide corresponding to the same nucleotide.

The terms “SSR” or “simple sequence repeat” refers to a polymorphic locus present in DNA consists of repeating units of 1-6 base pairs in length. Different alleles can have different numbers of the repeating SSR, resulting in different lengths of the alleles, as detectable, for example, by gel electrophoresis after amplification of the allele. These variations allow tracking of genotypic variation in breeding programs.

The capital letter “T” is used in reference to the nucleotide thymine.

The term “traditional breeding techniques” encompasses conventional approaches to breeding including, but not limited to, pedigree breeding, ideotype breeding, population breeding, hybrid breeding, plant domestication, pure line, and mass selection, any of which can be used in crossing, backcrossing, selfing, selection, double haploid production, mutation breeding, etc., as known to a common bean breeder, but exclude genetic modification, transformation, and transgenic methods, but by which an introgression fragment of a chromosome can be obtained, identified, and/or transferred to the next generation.

The term “wild common bean” or “primitive common bean” plants are common bean plants that possess the phenotype of a naturally occurring form.

The volatile compound β-ionone, also referred to as (E)-4-(2,6,6-trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)but-3-en-2-one), is a ketone having organoleptic qualities described as sweet, fruity, woody, and berry-like with floral odor, and woody, floral, berry, and fruity with powdery nuanced taste (Mosciano, 1991b).

The volatile compound linalool, also referred to as 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol (IUPAC), is a naturally-occurring terpene alcohol having organoleptic qualities described as a soft, sweet, and floral odor, and a citrus, orange, lemon, floral, waxy, aldehydic and woody taste (Mosciano, 2007).

The volatile compound 1-hexanol, also referred to as hexan-1-ol (IUPAC), is an organic alcohol having organoleptic qualities described as fusel, oily, fruity, alcoholic, sweet, green, and fruit-like odor, and a green, fruity, apple-skin, and oily taste (Mosciano, 1997; Mosciano, 1993a).

The volatile compound 1-octen-3-ol, also referred to as, oct-1-en-3-ol (IUPAC), is a secondary alcohol and is formed during oxidative breakdown of linoleic acid. 1-octen-3-ol has organoleptic qualities described as mushroom, green, oily, and earth odor, and mushroom, earthy, fungal, green, oily, and vegetative taste (Mosciano, 1993a). 1-octen-3-ol has two isomers with slightly different odors, although taste sensation of either one, especially if unmixed with other compounds, is generally of mushrooms and fungi. In green beans, this organoleptic quality is different when mixed with other compounds. 1-octen-3-ol is considered to be a key volatile constituting “Blue Lake” bean flavor, but it only imparts this characteristic flavor when mixed in about a 1:4 ratio with 3-hexen-1-ol (Stevens et al. 1967b). In the relatively low concentrations found in green beans, 1-octen-3-ol mixes with 3-hexen-1-ol to form an earthy-green aroma. This compound is difficult to detect due to its low concentrations expressing an earthy green odor that blends into the overall aroma (Stevens et al., 1967b).

The volatile compound 1-penten-3-ol, also referred to as, pent-1-en-3-ol (IUPAC), is an organic alcohol having organoleptic qualities described as a horseradish-like and tropical fruity nuanced odor, and a green vegetable, fruity taste (Mosciano, 1991a).

The volatile compound 3-hexen-1-ol, also referred to as hex-3-en-1 (IUPAC), is an alcohol having organoleptic qualities described as a fresh, grassy, green, and oily odor, and a fresh, green, raw, fruity, and pungent taste (Stevens et al., 1967b).

Common Bean Plants SNP Expression

The present invention relates generally to common bean varietals, and more particularly to SNP markers, i.e., SNPs identified in SEQ ID NOs: 1-12 and SEQ ID NOs: 14-26, for common bean varietals phenotypically expressing one or more of 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, or β-ionone.

TABLE A provides that the invention includes common bean plants with the presence of at least one of the single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), i.e., SNP 1 through SNP 13, that are present at certain loci of certain chromosomes of the common bean genome (Phytozyme: Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1). In the first round of the KASP assay reaction, the prevailing KASP forward primer hybridizes with its reverse complement on either the (+) strand or (−) strand of the denatured sample DNA. For example, the prevailing KASP forward primer for SNP 1 (allele X) matches the sequence of the (−) strand of the common bean genome (Phytozome, P. vulgaris v2.1) on Chromosome 1 from base pairs 2939721 to 2939690, and the prevailing KASP forward primer will hybridize with the reverse complementary sequence on the (+) strand of the DNA.

TABLE A SNP #, SNP Locus, and Diagnostic KASP Primer BLAST ® Match (Phytozome P. vulgaris v2.1) SNP, SNP # Locus KASP Primer BLAST ® Match (allele) SNP 1 T or G at (5′→3′) TTCTACTTTGAATATTAAGATTCATGTGCATT (SEQ ID NO: 1) 2939690 Chr. 1: 2939721 . . . 2939690 (−) strand class = match length = 32 bp (X) SNP 2 G or A at (5′→3′) GTAATCATATTCAAATAAGTTTTATTTATTCAA (SEQ ID NO: 2) 53768383 Chr. 8: 53768415 . . . 53768383 (−) strand class = match_part length = 33 bp (Y) SNP 3 A or G at (5′→3′) GTAAGATGACCTTCTGAAGGAACTGA (SEQ ID NO: 3) 14800672 Chr. 6: 14800647 . . . 14800672 (+) strand class = match length = 26 bp (X) SNP 4 T or C at (5′→3′) CTATTTACAGAGCATAAGTGGATTCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 4) 47396341 Chr. 2: 47396314 . . . 47396341 (+) strand class = match length = 28 bp (Y) SNP 5 C or A at (5′→3′) GAACATAGATCGTTAAGCAACTATGTC (SEQ ID NO: 5) 19725396 Chr. 2: 19725422 . . . 19725396 (−) strand class = match length = 27 bp (X) SNP 6 T or G at (5′→3′) TGATCTTTATCTATTTCCTTTTAAGACAACAT (SEQ ID NO: 6) 39538212 Chr. 7: 39538243 . . . 39538212 (−) strand class = match length = 32 bp (X) SNP 7 G or T at (5′→3′) AGGTTTTGATGAAAATATGCTTATTGATGG (SEQ ID NO: 7) 32623478 Chr 7: 32623507 . . . 32623478 (−) strand class = match length = 30 bp (X) SNP 8 G or A at (5′→3′) GTTTTCTAAGACTATGTTATTCTTGAGCA (SEQ ID NO: 8) 44170119 Chr. 3: 44170091 . . . 44170119 (+) strand class = match length = 29 bp (Y) SNP 9 A or G at (5′→3′) ACTCACTGCTCACTTCAGCTACTA (SEQ ID NO: 9) 32906019 Chr. 3: 32906042 . . . 32906019 (−) strand class = match length = 24 bp (X) SNP 10 A or G at (5′→3′) AGATTCTCTAACTCGTGCGTACG (SEQ ID NO: 10) 54970429 Chr. 8: 54970451 . . . 54970429 (−) strand class = match_part length = 23 bp (Y) SNP 11 T or C at (5′→3′) ACGTTTTGCCAAATTTATGGTGCAAATTT (SEQ ID NO: 11) 51964707 Chr. 11: 51964679 . . . 51964707 (+) strand class = match length = 29 bp (X) SNP 12 T or G at (5′→3′) CATACAAATAATATAACTTTTAAGGATCCAAG (SEQ ID NO: 12) 729615 Chr. 2: 729646 . . . 729615 (−) strand class = match_part length = 32 bp (Y) SNP 13 C or A at (5′→3′) CTGGTTAAATTCTCCTTGTCTTAGC (SEQ ID NO: 13) 18092182 Chr. 7: 18092158 . . . 18092182 (+) strand class = match length = 25 bp (X) TABLE B summarizes the association of SNP 1 through SNP 13 with certain volatile compounds that provide certain flavor traits of the common bean.

TABLE B Location of SNP on Chromosome and Relatedness of SNP to Volatile Compound Expression in Common Beans (Phytozyme: Phaseolus vulgaris v2.1). Volatile SNP Ref. # SNP ID Chromosome Compound IUPAC Nomenclature SNP 1 ss715645089 1 3-hexen-1-ol hex-3-en-1-ol SNP 2 ss715645122 8 3-hexen-1-ol hex-3-en-1-ol SNP 3 ss715645954 6 3-hexen-1-ol hex-3-en-1-ol SNP 4 ss715646922 2 1-octen-3-ol Oct-1-en-3-ol SNP 5 ss715649798 2 1-octen-3-ol Oct-1-en-3-ol SNP 6 ss715645225 7 1-octen-3-ol Oct-1-en-3-ol SNP 7 ss715648287 7 linalool 3,7-dimethylocta-1,6-dien-3-ol SNP 8 ss715639252 3 1-penten-3-ol pent-1-en-3-ol SNP 9 ss715648169 3 1-penten-3-ol pent-1-en-3-ol SNP 10 ss715639302 8 1-hexanol Hexan-1-ol SNP 11 ss715640836 11 1-hexanol Hexan-1-ol SNP 12 ss715639371 2 β-ionone (E)-4-(2,6,6- trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)but- 3-en-2-one SNP 13 ss715642582 7 β-ionone (E)-4-(2,6,6- trimethylcyclohexen-1-yl)but- 3-en-2-one TABLE C identifies the flanking sequence (120 bp) at each SNP locus of common bean genome (Phytozyme: Phaseolus vulgaris v2.1). In certain instances, the SNP identified in the flanking sequence identified in Table C is the reverse complement of the SNP identified in Table A.

TABLE C Flanking Sequence (120 bp) at SNP Locus of common bean genome (Phytozyme: Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1). Flanking Sequence at [SNP] (BLAST ® Result with Phytozome, SNP # P. vulgaris, v2.1) SNP 1 (5′→3′)AGTTTGGTTCCTCTGAATTTATATTTATTTTATTACATGAGTTTTTT TTTTATAATAATT[AorC]ATGCACATGAATCTTAATATTCAAAGTAGAAAC TAATCTTGATACCACATATTTAAAGTG (SEQ ID NO: 14) (Chr. 1: 2939630 . . . 2939750 (+strand)) SNP 2 (5′→3′)CAAAATTTGCTGACTGCTTAGGTTTTGCATATAATTGGTGAATACA GATTACCAATTTTA[TorC]TGAATAAATAAAACTTATTTGAATATGATTAC CTGCTGAGAAACACGAACTGCCTCTGTC (SEQ ID NO: 15) (Chr. 8: 53768323 . . . 53768443 (+strand)) SNP 3 (5′→3′)GAAGAACTCAATATTTATGTCAAAAGAAAACGATAGTAAGATGA CCTTCTGAAGGAACTG[AorG]AAATTGTTGAATAAAACTTTTCAAGTCTGG ACCACTGGTTTTACCTGCATAGAGATTGTA (SEQ ID NO: 16) (Chr. 6: 14800612 . . . 14800732 (+strand)) SNP 4 (5′→3′)TGTGTACAGAATGCGGGGTGAAAGAAAATGAAGAATGGTGGTGG CAGATTTATTTTGGAA[AorG]AAGAATCCACTTATGCTCTGTAAATAGTGT ATTCTGAAGGTATGGGTGAAGAGTGAAGAA (SEQ ID NO: 17) (Chr. 2: 47396281 . . . 47396401 (−strand)) SNP 5 (5′→3′)ATTTCATCAACTTCACATCACCGATTCTCAAATTCTCTTTATTCTCA TGTGTTGCAAAAT[TorG]ACATAGTTGCTTAACGATCTATGTTCAGAATTC TGATTCGTTGCTAATTGTTAGTGATTA (SEQ ID NO: 18) (Chr. 2: 19725336 . . . 19725456 (+strand)) SNP 6 (5′→3′)TTCTTCCTTCTACTTTGTATCACAGGCAGTTCCTTCTGACACATTAC AAGATTATATTTT[AorC]TGTTGTCTTAAAAGGAAATAGATAAAGATCAAG AAAAATAGGGgAAGGTAAACCATATGA (SEQ ID NO: 19) (Chr. 7: 39538152 . . . 39538272 (+strand)) SNP 7 (5′→3′)TTTATTCTAGATTTGGCTGCTTGAAATTTATAGGTTTTGATGAAAA TATGCTTATTGATG[TorG]TCTTGTGCCTAGCAGAGGTTCTCTCATTAGCAC ACAATACAAACATGAACTACGTATTGA (SEQ ID NO: 20) (Chr. 7: 32623418 . . . 32623538 (−strand)) SNP 8 (5′→3′)GGTCAAAGAAGCAATTAAAGATAAAAAAAaTAGACAAGGGTGAA ATCTGAATGTGATCTG[TorC]GCTCAAGAATAACATAGTCTTAGAAAACAT CTTCATTTTGAACAAAATCTTAAAGGGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 21) (Chr. 3: 44170059 . . . 44170179 (−strand)) SNP 9 (5′→3′)TTCATCATTTCCTCCAACATAAACCATACTTCTTATTACTCACTGC TCACTTCAGCTACT[AorG]CTTCTGCTTGATTGCATTTCGATTAATCCGCTT CTTAATACTTCACAAATCTCAATACCC (SEQ ID NO: 22) (Chr. 3: 32905959 . . . 32906079 (−strand)) SNP 10 (5′→3′)TTGTCGATGTGAGATTTTCAATACATCCGCTTACGTTGAGATTCTC TAACTCGTGCGTAC[GorA]ACTATATATTTATGAGTGGTCCGATAATAAAC CCAACAAACTCTCATTATGATAGATTCT (SEQ ID NO: 23) (Chr. 8: 54970369 . . . 54970489 (−strand)) SNP 11 (5′→3′)ATTTGTCAAAGAGACAATAGTGTAAAGTTCCGGAGTAGGAGAGA AATTTTGGAAAATTAG[AorG]AATTTGCACCATAAATTTGGCAAAACGTG GATTAAGGTTTTTGTGAGAAACAAATAATGG (SEQ ID NO: 24) (Chr. 11: 51964647 . . . 51964767 (−strand)) SNP 12 (5′→3′)ATATTTCATGCATCTCCATGTTTTCAAGTGGCCACATATAGAATAT CATCTGCATCTATT[CorA]TTGGATCCTTAAAAGTTATATTATTTGTATGAT TTCATATTCTCCTTACTATATCAATTA (SEQ ID NO: 25) (Chr. 2: 729555 . . . 729675 (+strand)) SNP13 (5′→3′)TTCCAAATTGTGCATCTACTAACCATATTCCTTCCTGCAGCAACAT GGATAGTACCCCAA[GorT]CTAAGACAAGGAGAATTTAACCAGACCACAA CACAATGAGCATACCAGACCCTAGAGGAA (SEQ ID NO: 26) (Chr. 7: 18092122 . . . 18092242 (−strand))

Methods for identifying, selecting, introgressing, and breeding common bean varieties expressing one or more of the following volatile compounds: 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, or β-ionone, are also described in further detail below.

Plant Material for P. vulgaris

The common bean genotypes were sourced from the Common Bean Coordinated Agricultural Project (BeanCAP), which was a USDA-NIFA funded CAP to genotype and phenotype dry and snap bean diversity panels, including dry bean Mesoamerican and Andean diversity panels. Additionally, numerous common bean genotypes were sourced from an uncatalogued set of accessions collected by Michael Dickson (Emeritus, Cornell Univ., Ithaca, N.Y.) in China in 1991. A small number of genotypes were also sourced from seed catalogues specializing in heirloom types, and five came from a Spanish gene bank repository. In total, 50 common bean genotypes were utilized (see, TABLE D, TABLE E, and TABLE F).

TABLE D Bush-type common bean lines of the Andean center of domestication Additional Source of Geographic Line Accession # Material PVP Cert. # Type Parameters Acclaim PI 550420 Seminis 8900151 commercial North America pureline (Asgrow Seed) B-1 n/a SerinXOregon5630 n/a commercial North America cross, F6 gen. pureline B-15 n/a SerinXOregon5630 n/a commercial North America cross, F6 gen. pureline B-28 n/a SerinXOregon5630 n/a commercial North America cross, F6 gen. pureline B-36 n/a SerinXOregon5630 n/a commercial North America cross, F6 gen. pureline B-37 n/a SerinXOregon5630 n/a commercial North America cross, F6 gen. pureline B-38 n/a SerinXOregon5630 n/a commercial North America cross, F6 gen. pureline B-41 n/a SerinXOregon5630 n/a commercial North America cross, F6 gen. pureline B-42 n/a SerinXOregon5630 n/a commercial North America cross, F6 gen. pureline BBL274 n/a Seminis n/a commercial North America pureline Benchmark n/a Syngenta 9700096 commercial North America pureline (Novartis Seeds) Booster n/a Syngenta n/a commercial likely North pureline America Calgreen PI 538772 Syngenta 9000106 commercial North America pureline (Rogers Brothers Seed) Castano PI 612143 Syngenta 200000048 commercial North America pureline (Syngenta) Coloma PI 549954 Syngenta n/a commercial North America pureline (Rogers Brothers Seed Cyclone PI 599321 Seminis 9700327 commercial North America pureline (Seminis Vegetable Seeds) Flavor n/a Harris Moran n/a commercial North America Sweet pureline Mercury PI 661921 Syngenta 200000049 commercial North America pureline (Syngenta)

TABLE E Pole-type common bean lines of the Mesoamerican center of domestication Additional Bean Source of Geographic Line Accession # material PVP Cert. # Type Parameters 91-1009 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1028 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1145 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1542 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1643 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1672 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1728 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1748 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1750 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1755 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1759 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1768 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-1976 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-2100 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-3346 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-3915 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-3918 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91-3921 n/a Dickson n/a landrace China Collection 91- n/a Dickson n/a landrace China 1033B Collection Cosse n/a Amishland n/a heirloom France Violette Heirloom Seeds, Pole Reamstown, Pa. Bean Blue PI 549573 USDA collection: n/a commercial North America Lake Ferry-Morse Seed pureline Stringless Company, Inc. FM 1 Fortex n/a Oregon State n/a commercial France University pureline Kentucky PI 549742 Syngenta n/a heirloom North America Wonder (Kentucky) New NA Peace Seedlings, n/a heirloom North America Mexico Corvallis, OR (New Mexico) Cave Snap Pole PHA- PHA-0315 Mision Biologica n/a landrace Spain 0315 de Galicia-CSIC. Pontevedra, Espana

TABLE F Pole-type common bean lines of the Andean center of domestication Geographic Bean Line Accession # Material Source PVP Cert.# Type Parameters Aunt Ada's n/a Turtle Tree Seed n/a heirloom Italy (Turtle Tree Italian Copake, NY Seed catalog: “came to Colorado from Italy with the Botanelli family circa 1900.”) Hidatsa n/a Seed Savers n/a landrace North America Shield Exchange, (Hidatsa Native Figure Decorah IA Americans, Bean North Dakota) PHA-0008 PHA-0008 Mision Biologica n/a landrace Spain de Galicia-CSIC. Pontevedra, Espana PHA-0112 PHA-0112 Mision Biologica n/a landrace Spain de Galicia-CSIC. Pontevedra, Espana PHA-0192 PHA-0192 Mision Biologica n/a landrace Spain de Galicia-CSIC. Pontevedra, Espana PHA-0315 PHA-0315 Mision Biologica n/a landrace Spain de Galicia-CSIC. Pontevedra, Espana Swiss n/a Amishland n/a heirloom Switzerland Landfrauen Heirloom Seeds, Pole Bean Reamstown, Pa.

The common bean plants for the 50 genotypes were grown in unreplicated plots (Oregon State University, Vegetable Research Farm, Corvallis, Oreg.). The plots have Chehalis silty clay loam soil and are located approximately 77 meters above sea level. Overhead irrigation provided one to two inches of water weekly, as needed. Pelleted fertilizer was banded beneath the row just prior to planting at the rate of 50 lbs of nitrogen per acre. After planting, seeds were treated with Captan fungicide and planted to a depth of approximately two inches in ten foot plots at a rate of 60 seeds per plot. Rows were 30 inches apart for bush types and 60 inches apart for pole types. Pole types were trellised on a metal wire approximately 6 feet above the ground, and bush types were unsupported. The picking time was varied to match the differing maturity dates of plots. Several representative pods from across the plot were picked and transported in a cooler to a freezer where they were frozen at −20° C.

GC-MS Analysis of Volatile Compounds Associated with Bean Flavor Traits

Gas chromatography and mass spectroscopy (GC-MS) was used to analyze the expression of volatile compounds associated with taste in the common bean. The results of the GC-MS analysis permitted the selection of volatile compounds based on (1) their importance to past flavor research in beans, (2) their presence in the biochemical pathway in common beans proposed by de Lumen et al. (1978), or (3) their novel organoleptic quality. Linalool, 1-octen-3-ol, 1-hexanol, 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-penten-3-ol, and β-ionone were selected as relevant volatile compounds to associate with candidate SNPs for marker assisted identification and selection.

GC-MS was conducted on a Shimadzu GC-2010 Plus and GCMS-QP2010 Ultra instruments with an attached Shimadzu AOC-5000 Plus auto sampler and chiller (Kyoto, Japan). The carrier gas was helium. The column was a 30 meter Stabilwax column with a 0.25 mm internal diameter from Restek (Bellefonte, Pa., USA). The solid-phase microextraction (SPME) fiber was a 50/30 μm Divinylbenzene/Carboxen/Polydimethylsiloxane with a 24 gauge needle size (Supelco/Sigma-Aldrich, Bellefonte, Pa., USA). Vials for the autosampler consisted of Restek 20 ml amber SPME vials with an 18 mm orifice and magnetic screw-thread caps (Bellefonte, Pa., USA) The GC parameters included a column oven temperature of 35° C., an injection temperature of 250° C., a pressure of 40 kpa, a total flow of 1.9 mL/min, a column flow of 0.45 ml/min, a linear velocity of 121 cm/sec, and a purge flow of 1.0 mL/min. The injection mode was split with a ratio of 1 and the flow control mode was pressure. The column oven temperature was set to 35° C. with a hold time of 10 minutes followed by a 4° C./min increase to a final temperature of 200° C. with a hold time of 2 minutes, then an additional ramp of 10° C./min to a final temperature of 250° C. for 5 minutes. The MS parameters were set to an ion surface temperature of 200° C., an interface temperature of 250° C., an absolute detector voltage of 1 k V, a solvent cut time of 3 minutes, a microscan width of 0, a microscan threshold of 200 u, and a GC program time of 61.25 minutes. The scan mode parameters were set to a start time of 3 minutes, and an end time of 60 minutes with an event time of 0.22, a scan speed of 1,428, and a starting and ending m/z of 33 to 330. The Combi Pal method consisted of pre-incubation for 10 minutes at 35° C. with agitation, vial penetration to 51 mm, extraction for 40 minutes at 35° C. with no agitation, injection penetration to 54 mm with desorption for 10 minutes. The Combi Pal agitation was on for 5 seconds and off for 2 seconds. There was a post-fiber-condition time of 10 minutes.

The green bean samples were thawed in groups of 30 to fill the chilled autosampler. One gram of material was weighed into a SPME vial and 1 μg of deuterated linalool was added, then the vial was capped and placed in the auto sampler. Samples were run continuously in a dedicated fashion with no major changes.

GC-MS data was analyzed using Shimadzu GCMS Postrun Analysis software and OpenChrom software. A NIST11 mass spectral library was integrated into the Shimadzu software, which allowed for the identification of mass spectrometry fragment patterns. All compounds mapped had been positively identified in green beans in previous published research and peak identification with the NIST11 library was in most cases at least a 95% or higher match (Stevens et al., 1967b; Toya et al., 1976; De Lumen et al., 1978; De Quirós et al., 2000; Barra et al., 2007).

Peak area for phenotyping bean cultivars was determined using the OpenChrom community edition software version 1.1.0.201607311225. Peaks were detected using the first derivative peak detector, and peak area was determined using the trapezoid peak integrator.

GWAS Analysis and Identification of SNPs Associated with Volatile Compounds

A genome-wide association study (GWAS), also known as whole genome association study (WGAS), was used to study the genome-wide set of genetic variants in the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris v2.1) to determine which genetic variants were associated with expression of specific volatile compounds associated with flavor, namely, 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, or β-ionone. Genetic diversity of the GWAS population was determined using the HET and MTK functions of the GeneticSubsetter R package (Graebner et al, 2016). The bean lines were placed into either the Mesoamerican or Andean domestication pools using a discriminate principal component analysis in the adegenet R package (Jombart, 2008). Mean values were calculated for these pools for each volatile compound and the data was visualized with histograms. Homogeneity of variances (Fligner-Killeen test) and normality (Shapiro-Wilk test) were tested in addition to the histograms to determine the need for transforming the data, or for non-parametric tests. In some cases, the data met all assumptions of a t-test, and a 2-tailed t-test was performed comparing the mean values of Mesoamerican versus Andean lines. In certain cases, data was log transformed and if necessary, a non-parametric Mann-Whitney test was conducted. All visualizations, transformations, and analysis were performed using base R functions.

To adjust for population structure, principal component analysis (PCA) was performed on the unfiltered SNP data using the adegenet R package (Jombart, 2008). The first axis accounted for 35.7% of the variation and the first three axes together accounted for nearly half the variation (see, FIG. 3). Four models were tested, namely, no principal component (PC), 1 PC, 2 PC, and 3 PC. GWAS was performed in both Tassel 5.2.24 (Bradbury et al., 2007) using a Mixed Linear Model (MLM) and in FarmCPU using the iterative fixed and random model (Liu et al., 2016). In both Tassel and FarmCPU, 1 PC usually resulted in the best QQ plot. A 1 PC model closely corresponded to the split between the centers of domestication. In no case did a 2 PC or 3 PC produce a tighter fit on the QQ plots. Due, in part, to the superior QQ plots and the biological basis of two centers of domestication, 1 PC was used as the method of population structure adjustment.

Association tests assume some degree of normality and transforming data to improve normality is one option (Goh and Yap, 2010). Histogram visualizations of the data and Shapiro-Wilke normality tests were conducted. Log transformation improved normality for 1-octen-3-ol and 3-hexen-1-ol as measured by a Shapiro-Wilke normality test, and improved normality for 1-penten-3-one and linalool. For these volatiles, GWAS was performed on both untransformed and transformed data sets. All log transformations, visualizations, and tests were performed using base R functions.

Manhattan plot cutoffs were generated using both α=0.05 Bonferroni cutoff and α=0.05 Bonferroni cutoff based on effective marker numbers. To correct for these inherent correlations between tests, effective marker numbers were calculated. The SimpleM method was used to calculate effective marker numbers. This changed the marker number from 5,317 total markers to 1,363 effective markers. Two lines were generated for all Manhattan plots showing these two cutoffs.

FarmCPU was used for GWAS with an added covariate of 1 PC. Analysis was performed in R using the FarmCPU source code provided by Liu et al. (2016). A minor allele frequency (MAF) of 0.05 was used, which reduced the SNP number to 4,540. An additional line of code was used to generate a complete list of SNPs in the results document: threshold.output=1. A Bonferroni cutoff at α=0.05 using all markers and a Bonferroni cutoff at α=0.05 using the effective marker number were generated using the following code: cutoff=c(0.05, 0.05*4,540/1,363). The negative log value of the p-value, which was used to construct Manhattan plots, were 4.958 and 4.435 respectively (see, TABLE G). Some models were also tested using a MLM in Tassel, version 5.2.24. These Tassel analyses used one or more PC and included a centered Identity By State (IBS) kinship generated by Tassel and 0.05 MAF filtering.

The proximity of local genes was determined using the BLAST® and Genome Browser tools of Phytozome (Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1). A 50 Kbp flanking sequence was examined on either side of each significantly associated SNP (i.e. a 100 Kbp window). Structural genes relating to the fatty acid pathway and isoprenoid pathway (i.e. terpenoid/carotenoid pathway) were identified using a keyword search and their proximity to significantly associated SNPs were gauged. A keyword search in Phytozome for “lipoxygenase”, “hydroperoxide lyase”, and “alcohol dehydrogenase” resulted in 65 matches across the genome for “lipoxygenase” and “alcohol dehydrogenase”, although there was only a single match on chromosome 5 for “hydroperoxide lyase”. A similar search for “carotenoid cleavage dioxygenase”, “linalool synthase”, “geranylgeranyl diphosphate synthase”, and “geranylgeranyl pyrophosphate synthase” in the isoprenoid pathway resulted in 15 matches across the genome but only 2 matches on chromosomes 2 and 6, respectively, for “linalool synthase”.

Using a discriminate principal component analysis with two clusters in the adegenet R package (Jombart, 2008), the genotypes were divided into Mesoamerican genotypes for pole (see, TABLE E) and Andean genotypes for pole and bush (see, TABLE F and TABLE D, respectively). Tests of homogeneity of variances and normality were performed to determine which test to perform and whether or not to transform the data.

The results were highly significant for most volatiles. The Mesoamerican pool has statistically significant higher mean values for 1-octen-3-ol, 1-hexanol, 1-penten-3-ol, and 1-penten-3-one, but a statistically significant lower mean values for 3-hexen-1-ol, and β-ionone. The mean value for linalool was not significantly different between Mesoamerican and Andean centers of domestication.

GWAS analysis using FarmCPU generated significant associations between SNP candidates and genes related to volatile compounds on 7 chromosomes of the common bean genome (Phytozyme: Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1), namely, chromosomes 1, 2, 3, 6, 7, 8, and 11, related to expression of linalool, 1-octen-3-ol, 1-hexanol, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-penten-3-ol, and β-ionone (see, TABLE B). Manhattan plots and Quantile-Quantile (QQ) plots for 1-octen-3-ol are shown in FIGS. 4A and 4B, for linalool are shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, for 1-hexanol are shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B, for 1-penten-3-ol are shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B, for β-ionone are shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, and for 3-hexen-1-ol are shown in FIGS. 9A and 9B.

GWAS was also performed on log transformed data, if appropriate. Histograms were generated for all data sets and tests of normality were performed to determine if transformation might be beneficial.

TABLE G GWAS and FarmCPU Selection Analysis Neg. log p-value (used for Minor allele SNP # p-value GWAS Manhattan plot) frequency (MAF) SNP 1 2.52E−06 5.60 0.23 SNP 2 5.20E−09 8.28 0.40 SNP 3 3.12E−06 5.51 0.37 SNP 4 7.37E−06 5.13 0.09 SNP 5 3.54E−09 8.45 0.16 SNP 6 4.53E−08 7.34 0.24 SNP 7 2.72E−08 7.57 0.16 SNP 8 7.82E−06 5.11 0.33 SNP 9 1.37E−05 4.86 0.23 SNP 10 3.65E−07 6.44 0.47 SNP 11 2.46E−07 6.61 0.11 SNP 12 2.97E−05 4.53 0.20 SNP 13 4.14E−06 5.38 0.21

The locations of structural genes were compared with the locations of candidate SNPs associated with expression of volatile compounds.

SNP 1 for 3-hexen-1-ol is at base pair location 2939690 on chromosome 1 (corresponding with position number 32 of SEQ ID NO. 1), which is 10,750 base pairs away from the transcription factor RAX-2 (panther), located from 2926823 bp to 2928940 bp (reverse) on chromosome 1 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 2 for 3-hexen-1-ol is at base pair location 53768383 on chromosome 8 (corresponding with position number 33 of SEQ ID NO. 2), which is 121,050 base pairs away from the alpha/beta-hydrolysis superfamily, located from 53644804 bp to 53647333 bp (reverse) on chromosome 8 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 3 for 3-hexen-1-ol is at base pair location 14800672 on chromosome 6 (corresponding with position number 26 of SEQ ID NO. 3), which is 30,190 base pairs away from the ring finger containing protein, located from 14830862 bp to 14837547 bp (reverse) on chromosome 6 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 4 for 1-octen-3-ol is at base pair location 47396341 on chromosome 2 (corresponding with position number 28 of SEQ ID NO. 4), which is 0 base pairs away from the CCCH-type Zinc-finger protein, located from 47395507 bp to 47397585 bp (reverse) on chromosome 2 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 5 for 1-octen-3-ol is at base pair location 19725396 on chromosome 2 (corresponding with position number 27 of SEQ ID NO. 5), which is 5,241 base pairs away from the lecithin-cholesterol gene, located from 19714226 bp to 19720155 bp (reverse) on chromosome 2 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 6 for 1-octen-3-ol is at base pair location 39538212 on chromosome 7 (corresponding with position number 32 of SEQ ID NO. 6), which is 49,749 base pairs away from the aryl-alcohol dehydrogenase gene, located from 39483405 bp to 39488463 bp (reverse) on chromosome 7 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 7 for linalool is at base pair location 32623478 on chromosome 7 (corresponding with position number 30 of SEQ ID NO. 7), which is 102,303 base pairs away from the transcription factor BHLH149 gene, located from 32520217 bp to 32521175 bp (forward) on chromosome 7 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 8 for 1-penten-3-ol is at base pair location 44170119 on chromosome 3 (corresponding with position number 29 of SEQ ID NO. 8), which is 23,934 base pairs away from the alpha/beta-hydrolysis gene, located from 44140694 bp to 44146185 bp (forward) on chromosome 3 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 9 for 1-penten-3-ol is at base pair location 32906019 on chromosome 3 (corresponding with position number 24 of SEQ ID NO. 9), which is 1,490 base pairs away from the protein ELF4-Like 2-Related gene, located from 32902817 bp to 32904529 bp (forward) on chromosome 3 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 10 for 1-hexanol is at base pair location 54970429 on chromosome 8 (corresponding with position number 23 of SEQ ID NO. 10), which is 60,154 base pairs away from the F-box domain (F-box) gene, located from 54906455 bp to 54910275 bp (forward) on chromosome 8 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 11 for 1-hexanol is at base pair location 51964707 on chromosome 11 (corresponding with position number 29 of SEQ ID NO. 11), which is 28,824 base pairs away from the VQ motif (VQ) gene, located from 51935530 bp to 51935883 bp (reverse) on chromosome 11 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 12 for beta-ionone is at base pair location 729615 on chromosome 2 (corresponding with position number 32 of SEQ ID NO. 12), which is 35,848 base pairs away from the C₂H₂-type Zinc finger (zf-C₂H₂_6) gene, located from 765463 bp to 766998 bp (forward) on chromosome 2 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

SNP 13 for beta-ionone is at base pair location 18092182 on chromosome 7 (corresponding with position number 25 of SEQ ID NO. 13), which is 4,418 base pairs away from the RNA recognition motif (a/k/a, RRM, RBD, or RNP domain) gene, located from 18085133 bp to 18087764 bp (forward) on chromosome 7 of the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1).

Validation of KASP Primers with SNPs Identified in GWAS

KASP markers were developed for each of SNP 1 through SNP 13 (see, TABLE H). Each SNP-specific KASP marker comprises (1) competing allele-specific, forward primer sets having nucleotide sequences individually designed to match the target SNP marker and unique tail sequences labeled with either a fluorescent marker FAM or HEX that is associated with reporting the presence of a homozygous or heterozygous SNP, and (2) a reverse primer comprising a nucleotide sequence designed to amplify the target region.

Each of the 13 SNP-specific KASP markers was used to verify that the SNP markers identified and selected in the GWAS study, i.e., SNP 1 through SNP 13, amplified DNA extracted from 50 genotypes of common bean. The SNP primers were designed using the common bean genome (Phytozyme, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1) and were synthesized by LGC Limited (Herts, UK).

The frozen bean pods were ground into a fine powder with liquid nitrogen inside a specially modified steel Waring blender. The top of the blender had a long metal tube welded to the top to allow gases from the liquid nitrogen to vent while maintaining most of the liquid inside the blender. The slurry was allowed to boil off most of the liquid nitrogen within a plastic bag and then it was poured or tapped into a 40 ml amber vial with a PTFE liner (Supelco/Sigma-Aldrich, Bellefonte, Pa., USA).

‘Acclaim’, BBL274, ‘Benchmark’, ‘Booster’, ‘Calgreen’, ‘Castano’, ‘Coloma’, ‘Cyclone’, ‘Flavor Sweet’, ‘Fortex’, ‘Kentucky Wonder’, and ‘Mercury’, as well as the Dickson Collection genotypes were extracted using a modified CTAB method. Approximately 0.5 g of material from young trifoliate leaves taken early in the season were ground in 500 μl of CTAB buffer and then incubated for 1 hour at 65° C. This was extracted with 500 μl of chloroform. The supernatant was precipitated with 400 μl of 76% ethanol and 10% ammonium acetate. The pellets were dried and resuspended in 200 μl of TE buffer. The DNA was then treated with 8 of RNase A for 1 to 2 hours at 37° C. This was extracted with 300 μl of chloroform. The supernatant was precipitated with 15 μl of 3M sodium acetate (pH 5.2) and 300 μl of 95% ethanol. The resulting pellet was washed with 400 μl of 70% ethanol. The pellet was air dried and resuspended in 50 μl of TE buffer. The quality of the DNA was checked by running 1 μg of each sample on an agarose gel. Concentrations were determined by nanodrop (ND-1000 UV-Vis Spectrophotometer). All other BeanCAP genomic DNA samples were previously extracted and genotyped using the same method.

Extracted and concentrated DNA was used for the KASP assay using the SNP-specific KASP primers. The KASP assay was performed by mixing each of the DNA samples extracted from the 50 common beans with the SNP-specific KASP primers (i.e., competing allele-specific forward primers labeled with either FAM dye or HEX dye), the reverse primer, the KASP master mix containing FRET cassette plus taq polymerase in an optimized buffer solution. After a 94° C. 15 minute hot start to activate the Taq polymerase, the first cycle of PCR consists of 94° C. for 20 seconds, and 61° C. for 60 seconds. During this first round of PCR, the DNA sample was denatured to promote annealing whereby one of the competing forward primers matched the target SNP and the reverse primer amplified the target region. The second cycle of PCR consists of 94° C. for 20 seconds, and 60.4° C. for 60 seconds. During this second round of PCR, the complement of the allele-specific tail sequence of the forward primer was generated where the reverse primer binds, elongates and makes a complimentary copy of the allele specific tail. The third cycle of PCR consists of 94° C. for 20 seconds, and 59.8° C. for 60 seconds. During this third round of PCR, the cassette of FAM- or HEX-labeled primer hybridized to an oligo with covalently attached quencher binds to the complementary tail sequence, thereby releasing the fluorescence, i.e., FAM or HEX, from the quencher to generate a fluorescent signal that is read and plotted. In further rounds, the allele-specific tail increases.

TABLE H KASP Primers for SNP 1 through SNP 13 Related to P. vulgaris Volatile Compounds SNP # KASP Primers (target) Nucleotide Sequence (5′ to 3′) SNP 1 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) TTCTACTTTGAATATTAAGATTCATGTGCATT (SEQ ID NO: 27) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) CTACTTTGAATATTAAGATTCATGTGCATG (SEQ ID NO: 28) Reverse Primer AGTTTGGTTCCTCTGAATTTATATTTATTT (SEQ ID NO: 29) SNP 2 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) GTAATCATATTCAAATAAGTTTTATTTATTCAG (SEQ ID NO: 30) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) GTAATCATATTCAAATAAGTTTTATTTATTCAA (SEQ ID NO: 31) Reverse Primer CTGCTTAGGTTTTGCATATAATTGGTGAAT (SEQ ID NO: 32) SNP 3 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) GTAAGATGACCTTCTGAAGGAACTGA (SEQ ID NO: 33) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) AAGATGACCTTCTGAAGGAACTGG (SEQ ID NO: 34) Reverse Primer CCAGTGGTCCAGACTTGAAAAGTTTTATT (SEQ ID NO: 35) SNP 4 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) ACTATTTACAGAGCATAAGTGGATTCTTT (SEQ ID NO: 36) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) CTATTTACAGAGCATAAGTGGATTCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 37) Reverse Primer AGAATGGTGGTGGCAGATTTATTTTGGAA (SEQ ID NO: 38) SNP 5 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) GAACATAGATCGTTAAGCAACTATGTC (SEQ ID NO: 39) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) CTGAACATAGATCGTTAAGCAACTATGTA (SEQ ID NO: 40) Reverse Primer CTTCACATCACCGATTCTCAAATTCTCTT (SEQ ID NO: 41) SNP 6 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) TGATCTTTATCTATTTCCTTTTAAGACAACAT (SEQ ID NO: 42) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) GATCTTTATCTATTTCCTTTTAAGACAACAG (SEQ ID NO: 43) Reverse Primer GCAGTTCCTTCTGACACATTACAAGATTA (SEQ ID NO: 44) SNP 7 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) AGGTTTTGATGAAAATATGCTTATTGATGG (SEQ ID NO: 45) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) ATAGGTTTTGATGAAAATATGCTTATTGATGT (SEQ ID NO: 46) Reverse Primer ATGAGAGAACCTCTGCTAGGCACAA (SEQ ID NO: 47) SNP 8 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) GTTTTCTAAGACTATGTTATTCTTGAGCG (SEQ ID NO: 48) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) GTTTTCTAAGACTATGTTATTCTTGAGCA (SEQ ID NO: 49) Reverse Primer AAATAGACAAGGGTGAAATCTGAATGTGAT (SEQ ID NO: 50) SNP 9 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) ACTCACTGCTCACTTCAGCTACTA (SEQ ID NO: 51) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) CTCACTGCTCACTTCAGCTACTG (SEQ ID NO: 52) Reverse Primer CGGATTAATCGAAATGCAATCAAGCAGAA (SEQ ID NO: 53) SNP 10 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) GAGATTCTCTAACTCGTGCGTACA (SEQ ID NO: 54) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) AGATTCTCTAACTCGTGCGTACG (SEQ ID NO: 55) Reverse Primer GTTGGGTTTATTATCGGACCACTCATAAA (SEQ ID NO: 56) SNP 11 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) ACGTTTTGCCAAATTTATGGTGCAAATTT (SEQ ID NO: 57) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) CGTTTTGCCAAATTTATGGTGCAAATTC (SEQ ID NO: 58) Reverse Primer CCGGAGTAGGAGAGAAATTTTGGAAAATT (SEQ ID NO: 59) SNP 12 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) CATACAAATAATATAACTTTTAAGGATCCAAT (SEQ ID NO: 60) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) CATACAAATAATATAACTTTTAAGGATCCAAG (SEQ ID NO: 61) Reverse Primer GGCCACATATAGAATATCATCTGCATCTA (SEQ ID NO: 62) SNP 13 Forward Primer 1 (allele X) CTGGTTAAATTCTCCTTGTCTTAGC (SEQ ID NO: 63) Forward Primer 2 (allele Y) GTCTGGTTAAATTCTCCTTGTCTTAGA (SEQ ID NO: 64) Reverse Primer TGCAGCAACATGGATAGTACCCCAA (SEQ ID NO: 65) Shown in TABLE I are the BLAST® searches in Phytozome, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1, for both competitive primers, i.e., forward primers 1 and 2, for each SNP locus. Only one of the two forward primers directly matches the target SNP in the sequence in the Phytozome, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1, genome and the alternative primer contains a mismatch to the genome at the 3′ end of the primer. Other common bean (Phaseolus vulgaris) genomes not shown in Phytozome, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1, can contain the alternative SNP and will match the alternative forward primer that mismatches the Phytozome, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1, genome. The BLAST® searches matching to the (+) strand of the genome will match one additional nucleotide downstream representing the 3′ end of the primer where the SNP is located. The BLAST® searches matching to the (−) strand of the genome will match one additional nucleotide upstream representing the 3′ end of the primer where the SNP is located. This difference in BLAST® matches to the Phytozome, Phaseolus vulgaris, v2.1, genome demonstrating the competitive nature of the KASP reaction in which only one primer matches at the 3′ end to the particular genomic DNA included in the KASP reaction.

TABLE I BLAST ® Matches (Phytozome, P. vulgaris, v2.1) for KASP Forward Primers for SNP 1 through SNP 13 KASP Forward SNP # Primers BLAST ® Match (Phytozome, P. vulgaris, v2.1) for KASP Primer (allele) SNP 1 Primer 1 (5′→3′) TTCTACTTTGAATATTAAGATTCATGTGCATT (SEQ ID NO: 66) Chr. 1: 2939690 . . . 2939721 (−) strand class = match length = 32 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) CTACTTTGAATATTAAGATTCATGTGCAT (SEQ ID NO: 67) Chr. 1: 2939691 . . . 2939719 (−) strand class = match length = 29 bp (Y) SNP 2 Primer 1 (5′→3′) GTAATCATATTCAAATAAGTTTTATTTATTCA (SEQ ID NO: 68) Chr. 8: 53768384 . . . 53768415 (−) strand class = match length = 32 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) GTAATCATATTCAAATAAGTTTTATTTATTCAA (SEQ ID NO: 69) Chr. 8: 53768383 . . . 53768415 (−) strand class = match_part length = 33 bp (Y) SNP 3 Primer 1 (5′→3′) GTAAGATGACCTTCTGAAGGAACTGA (SEQ ID NO: 70) Chr. 6: 14800647 . . . 14800672 (+) strand class = match length = 26 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) AAGATGACCTTCTGAAGGAACTG (SEQ ID NO: 71) Chr. 6: 14800649 . . . 14800671 (+) strand class = match length = 23 bp (Y) SNP 4 Primer 1 (5′→3′) ACTATTTACAGAGCATAAGTGGATTCTT (SEQ ID NO: 72) Chr. 2: 47396313 . . . 47396340 (+) strand class = match_part length = 28 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) CTATTTACAGAGCATAAGTGGATTCTTC (SEQ ID NO: 73) Chr. 2: 47396314 . . . 47396341 (+) strand class = match length = 28 bp (Y) SNP 5 Primer 1 (5′→3′) GAACATAGATCGTTAAGCAACTATGTC (SEQ ID NO: 74) Chr. 2: 19725396 . . . 19725422 (−) strand class = match length = 27 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) CTGAACATAGATCGTTAAGCAACTATGT (SEQ ID NO: 75) Chr. 2: 19725397 . . . 19725424 (−) strand class = match_part length = 28 bp (Y) SNP 6 Primer 1 (5′→3′) TGATCTTTATCTATTTCCTTTTAAGACAACAT (SEQ ID NO: 76) Chr. 7: 39538212 . . . 39538243 (−) strand class = match length = 32 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) GATCTTTATCTATTTCCTTTTAAGACAACA (SEQ ID NO: 77) Chr. 7: 39538213 . . . 39538242 (−strand) class = match length = 30 bp (Y) SNP 7 Primer 1 (5′→3′) AGGTTTTGATGAAAATATGCTTATTGATGG (SEQ ID NO: 78) Chr 7: 32623478 . . . 32623507 (−) strand class = match length = 30 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) ATAGGTTTTGATGAAAATATGCTTATTGATG (SEQ ID NO: 79) Chr. 7: 32623479 . . . 32623509 (−) strand class = match length = 31 bp (Y) SNP 8 Primer 1 (5′→3′) GTTTTCTAAGACTATGTTATTCTTGAGC (SEQ ID NO: 80) Chr. 3: 44170091 . . . 44170118 (+) strand class = match length = 28 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) GTTTTCTAAGACTATGTTATTCTTGAGCA (SEQ ID NO: 81) Chr. 3: 44170091 . . . 44170119 (+) strand class = match length = 29 bp (Y) SNP 9 Primer 1 (5′→3′) ACTCACTGCTCACTTCAGCTACTA (SEQ ID NO: 82) Chr. 3: 32906019 . . . 32906042 (−) strand class = match length = 24 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) CTCACTGCTCACTTCAGCTACT (SEQ ID NO: 83) Chr. 3: 32906020 . . . 32906041 (−) strand class = match length = 22 bp (Y) SNP 10 Primer 1 (5′→3′) GAGATTCTCTAACTCGTGCGTAC (SEQ ID NO: 84) Chr. 8: 54970430 . . . 54970452 (−) strand class = match length = 23 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) AGATTCTCTAACTCGTGCGTACG (SEQ ID NO: 85) Chr. 8: 54970429 . . . 54970451 (−) strand class = match_part length = 23 bp (Y) SNP 11 Primer 1 (5′→3′) ACGTTTTGCCAAATTTATGGTGCAAATTT (SEQ ID NO: 86) Chr. 11: 51964679 . . . 51964707 (+) strand class = match length = 29 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) CGTTTTGCCAAATTTATGGTGCAAATT (SEQ ID NO: 87) Chr. 11: 51964680 . . . 51964706 (+) strand class = match length = 27 bp (Y) SNP 12 Primer 1 (5′→3′) CATACAAATAATATAACTTTTAAGGATCCAA (SEQ ID NO: 88) Chr. 2: 729616 . . . 729646 (−) strand class = match length = 31 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) CATACAAATAATATAACTTTTAAGGATCCAAG (SEQ ID NO: 89) Chr. 2: 729615 . . . 729646 (−) strand class = match_part length = 32 bp (Y) SNP 13 Primer 1 (5′→3′) CTGGTTAAATTCTCCTTGTCTTAGC (SEQ ID NO: 90) Chr. 7: 18092158 . . . 18092182 (+) strand class = match length = 25 bp (X) Primer 2 (5′→3′) GTCTGGTTAAATTCTCCTTGTCTTAG (SEQ ID NO: 91) Chr. 7: 18092156 . . . 18092181 (+) strand class = match_part length = 26 bp (Y)

Referring to FIGS. 10-22 and TABLES J-V, the verification analysis of the SNP-specific KASP primers indicated that SNP 1, SNP 2, and SNP 3 are molecular markers for phenotypic expression of 3-hexen-1-ol; SNP 4, SNP 5, and SNP 6 are molecular markers for phenotypic expression of 1-octen-3-ol; SNP 7 is a molecular marker for phenotypic expression of linalool, SNP 8 and SNP 9 are molecular markers for phenotypic expression of 1-penten-3-ol; SNP 10 and SNP 11 are molecular markers for phenotypic expression of 1-hexanol; and SNP 12 and SNP 13 are molecular markers for phenotypic expression of β-ionone, all of which can be used in marker assisted identification and selection of common beans during breeding.

TABLE J Validation Data for SNP 1 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 10. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 0.5984 0.88198 91-1028 Dickson Collection 0.2485 6.97081 91-1033B Dickson Collection 3.09628 1.11368 91-1145 Dickson Collection 0.24648 6.18636 91-1542 Dickson Collection 0.24537 6.4671 91-1643 Dickson Collection 0.27128 6.95263 91-1672 Dickson Collection 3.87982 1.11097 91-1728 Dickson Collection 0.66187 0.82435 91-1748 Dickson Collection 0.25121 7.35657 91-1750 Dickson Collection 0.28005 7.49073 91-1755 Dickson Collection 0.29119 5.43132 91-1759 Dickson Collection 0.5969 0.79968 91-1768 Dickson Collection 0.25641 5.63979 91-1976 Dickson Collection 0.21813 7.33254 91-2100 Dickson Collection 0.22989 6.74217 91-3346 Dickson Collection 0.26193 5.34192 91-3915 Dickson Collection 0.64774 0.76598 91-3918 Dickson Collection 0.65006 0.90608 91-3921 Dickson Collection 0.58251 0.91237 Acclaim Seminis 4.23818 1.20249 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 4.25325 1.22334 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 4.35606 1.3153 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 4.61934 1.25824 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 4.54766 1.2908 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 4.44619 1.23425 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 4.32529 1.16651 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 4.07886 1.15227 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.97587 1.20697 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 4.81584 1.14923 BBL274 Seminis 4.25972 1.38086 Benchmark Syngenta 4.25133 1.30206 Booster Syngenta 4.17579 1.16724 Calgreen Syngenta 0.62319 0.80559 Castano Syngenta 4.51889 1.3394 Coloma Syngenta 4.39793 1.18468 Control 1 No template controls 0.40978 0.84356 Control 2 No template controls 0.37827 0.75451 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.21266 6.70772 Cyclone Seminis 4.01764 1.10299 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 4.19122 1.281 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 0.68506 0.86505 Fortex Oregon State University 4.24477 1.12112 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 4.65192 1.39007 Kentucky Wonder Syngenta 0.27717 7.53372 Mercury Syngenta 4.36642 1.31662 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 0.26555 7.20314 PHA0008 Mision Biologica de Galicia-CSIC 3.17102 1.02867 PHA0112 Mision Biologica de Galicia-CSIC 3.15155 0.97708 PHA0192 Mision Biologica de Galicia-CSIC 3.42415 1.078 PHA0315 Mision Biologica de Galicia-CSIC 0.75644 0.85514 Swiss Landfrauen Amishland Heirloom Seeds 2.93981 0.8578

TABLE K Validation Data for SNP 2 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 11. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 0.29319 7.01143 91-1028 Dickson Collection 6.81403 0.59125 91-1033B Dickson Collection 0.28515 6.74703 91-1145 Dickson Collection 0.25597 6.59835 91-1542 Dickson Collection 0.28359 6.72257 91-1643 Dickson Collection 0.25569 5.74914 91-1672 Dickson Collection 6.50355 0.60881 91-1728 Dickson Collection 5.76201 0.46198 91-1748 Dickson Collection 0.28565 5.48493 91-1750 Dickson Collection 6.85853 0.51802 91-1755 Dickson Collection 0.32093 5.23192 91-1759 Dickson Collection 0.27394 6.12704 91-1768 Dickson Collection 6.28585 0.57643 91-1976 Dickson Collection 5.94292 0.40144 91-2100 Dickson Collection 0.27738 6.10905 91-3346 Dickson Collection 6.65692 0.50695 91-3915 Dickson Collection 6.08316 0.49083 91-3918 Dickson Collection 6.35787 0.52145 91-3921 Dickson Collection 6.71162 0.44488 Acclaim Seminis 0.26953 5.74789 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 0.25349 6.46159 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 6.4875 0.55701 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 6.34296 0.55454 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 5.96443 0.51123 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 6.267 0.56833 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 5.91607 0.43314 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 6.65012 0.47095 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 6.44948 0.57662 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 6.42705 0.62728 BBL274 Seminis 0.25178 6.12088 Benchmark Syngenta 6.0284 0.37332 Booster Syngenta 6.4741 0.57329 Calgreen Syngenta 0.29093 6.49088 Castano Syngenta 0.27743 6.35964 Coloma Syngenta 6.29138 0.59675 Control 1 No template controls 0.33015 0.73083 Control 2 No template controls 0.32355 0.62311 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 6.2704 0.55426 Cyclone Seminis 0.23297 5.87261 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 0.24444 6.1306 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 5.87769 0.45884 Fortex Oregon State University 6.57518 0.57293 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 0.30698 6.4008 Kentucky Syngenta 6.27795 0.46426 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 0.2382 6.82793 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 0.30589 7.35067 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.27793 6.75335 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.27134 6.17377 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.30926 7.0966 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 6.83179 0.47429 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.28669 7.05639 Landfrauen

TABLE L Validation Data for SNP 3 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 12. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 2.98932 0.3285 91-1028 Dickson Collection 0.43651 0.28611 91-1033B Dickson Collection 2.98719 0.30108 91-1145 Dickson Collection 3.13163 0.39918 91-1542 Dickson Collection 3.00643 0.35077 91-1643 Dickson Collection 2.70497 0.30639 91-1672 Dickson Collection 3.19626 0.2941 91-1728 Dickson Collection 3.05219 0.34021 91-1748 Dickson Collection 3.24047 0.35076 91-1750 Dickson Collection 3.11948 0.32518 91-1755 Dickson Collection 3.30006 0.39477 91-1759 Dickson Collection 2.84278 0.30122 91-1768 Dickson Collection 3.04282 0.3667 91-1976 Dickson Collection 3.21056 0.36774 91-2100 Dickson Collection 3.03259 0.33871 91-3346 Dickson Collection 3.05135 0.34813 91-3915 Dickson Collection 3.37135 0.44231 91-3918 Dickson Collection 3.40823 0.34219 91-3921 Dickson Collection 3.28515 0.31545 Acclaim Seminis 0.15562 3.77654 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 0.14983 3.57109 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.20797 0.42282 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.30078 0.39686 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.07062 0.43455 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.42957 0.42057 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.18097 0.3784 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.48032 0.37309 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.07163 0.34579 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.19652 0.37967 BBL274 Seminis 0.16498 3.49217 Benchmark Syngenta 3.15655 0.43871 Booster Syngenta 3.23821 0.3029 Calgreen Syngenta 0.15016 3.73407 Castano Syngenta 3.27674 0.37297 Coloma Syngenta 3.14359 0.41912 Control 1 No template controls 0.24036 0.3528 Control 2 No template controls 0.24316 0.47039 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 3.18613 0.37845 Cyclone Seminis 0.15848 3.73606 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 0.1805 3.66036 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 3.11624 0.45069 Fortex Oregon State University 3.23457 0.29483 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 0.17127 4.09833 Kentucky Syngenta 3.13497 0.28965 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 0.19326 3.7665 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 3.10607 0.36884 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.18084 3.77493 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.16705 3.5292 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.14679 3.67822 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.29994 0.37572 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.18331 4.02182 Landfrauen

TABLE M Validation Data for SNP 4 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 13. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 0.17222 3.50639 91-1028 Dickson Collection 1.22472 1.87659 91-1033B Dickson Collection 2.69721 0.31681 91-1145 Dickson Collection 0.16015 3.5935 91-1542 Dickson Collection 2.98447 0.35635 91-1643 Dickson Collection 2.96826 0.36478 91-1672 Dickson Collection 0.19272 4.0013 91-1728 Dickson Collection 0.16647 3.29102 91-1748 Dickson Collection 2.97397 0.34541 91-1750 Dickson Collection 3.16403 0.42817 91-1755 Dickson Collection 3.00646 0.41515 91-1759 Dickson Collection 2.75208 0.3599 91-1768 Dickson Collection 0.1753 3.61914 91-1976 Dickson Collection 2.84263 0.40259 91-2100 Dickson Collection 2.92402 0.40737 91-3346 Dickson Collection 3.21152 0.45493 91-3915 Dickson Collection 0.17437 3.3834 91-3918 Dickson Collection 0.19923 3.67364 91-3921 Dickson Collection 3.12925 0.40572 Acclaim Seminis 0.18378 3.3166 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 0.18876 3.5422 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.1866 4.04061 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.1779 3.5642 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17825 3.51778 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.16945 3.02893 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.15464 3.30279 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.21011 3.33611 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17183 3.57557 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.19133 3.78311 BBL274 Seminis 0.16706 3.37157 Benchmark Syngenta 0.17315 3.45924 Booster Syngenta 0.17243 3.15514 Calgreen Syngenta 0.17138 3.63631 Castano Syngenta 0.14314 3.62095 Coloma Syngenta 0.15486 3.25215 Control 1 No template controls 0.21104 0.49981 Control 2 No template controls 0.19332 0.38639 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.1842 3.66039 Cyclone Seminis 0.16706 3.09727 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 0.1937 3.28372 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 0.16577 3.41375 Fortex Oregon State University 0.21284 3.70081 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 3.03461 0.42523 Kentucky Syngenta 0.17115 3.48536 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 0.18223 3.63484 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 0.17183 3.59578 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.16728 3.28031 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.17995 3.40306 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.18136 3.70846 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.17255 3.55225 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.17362 3.48291 Landfrauen

TABLE N Validation Data for SNP 5 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 14. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 2.69464 0.29558 91-1028 Dickson Collection 0.18103 0.39386 91-1033B Dickson Collection 2.69506 0.35482 91-1145 Dickson Collection 0.21512 0.46795 91-1542 Dickson Collection 0.16745 2.86661 91-1643 Dickson Collection 0.16566 2.74874 91-1672 Dickson Collection 0.21559 0.42329 91-1728 Dickson Collection 0.16324 2.94317 91-1748 Dickson Collection 0.16989 2.72873 91-1750 Dickson Collection 0.16931 3.25066 91-1755 Dickson Collection 0.1943 2.9107 91-1759 Dickson Collection 0.17848 2.57813 91-1768 Dickson Collection 0.16813 3.00095 91-1976 Dickson Collection 0.18257 2.84894 91-2100 Dickson Collection 0.17449 2.66412 91-3346 Dickson Collection 0.17746 2.6926 91-3915 Dickson Collection 0.1688 2.7156 91-3918 Dickson Collection 0.17557 3.24658 91-3921 Dickson Collection 0.17101 2.87915 Acclaim Seminis 0.17847 2.58831 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 2.8206 0.40481 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.15415 2.90308 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.18201 3.25489 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.16887 2.99802 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17836 2.99529 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.16778 2.86646 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.16776 2.54278 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17196 2.62687 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17529 3.62185 BBL274 Seminis 0.17794 2.76165 Benchmark Syngenta 0.16462 2.54611 Booster Syngenta 0.1823 2.74354 Calgreen Syngenta 0.1931 2.7569 Castano Syngenta 0.18597 2.62432 Coloma Syngenta 0.1761 2.7326 Control 1 No template controls 0.22759 0.34804 Control 2 No template controls 0.2079 0.46824 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.19172 3.06153 Cyclone Seminis 0.17189 2.69337 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 0.18599 2.79518 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 0.17191 2.67397 Fortex Oregon State University 0.16623 2.8278 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 2.91142 0.38658 Kentucky Syngenta 0.21148 0.39317 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 0.15838 2.64976 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 0.21477 0.44775 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.88368 0.39792 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.16359 2.60964 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.82748 0.34163 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.16915 2.90455 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.18455 2.91128 Landfrauen

TABLE O Validation Data for SNP 6 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 15. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 2.22733 0.41319 91-1028 Dickson Collection 2.67499 0.3956 91-1033B Dickson Collection 0.16452 3.12957 91-1145 Dickson Collection 2.2551 0.34578 91-1542 Dickson Collection 0.17148 3.51636 91-1643 Dickson Collection 2.30779 0.42273 91-1672 Dickson Collection 2.48833 0.42719 91-1728 Dickson Collection 2.37016 0.40683 91-1748 Dickson Collection 2.55802 0.40705 91-1750 Dickson Collection 0.17234 3.6416 91-1755 Dickson Collection 2.41103 0.37451 91-1759 Dickson Collection 0.17087 3.53704 91-1768 Dickson Collection 1.66538 0.39701 91-1976 Dickson Collection 2.44866 0.46717 91-2100 Dickson Collection 0.16174 3.01135 91-3346 Dickson Collection 0.18641 3.26232 91-3915 Dickson Collection 0.16397 3.19242 91-3918 Dickson Collection 0.16973 3.58031 91-3921 Dickson Collection 2.65639 0.4002 Acclaim Seminis 0.17889 3.28047 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 2.28856 0.37718 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.15997 3.25711 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17208 3.50745 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.16292 3.3847 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.15982 3.15827 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.15344 3.29164 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.15376 3.02816 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17071 3.32168 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17331 3.71952 BBL274 Seminis 0.15615 3.20055 Benchmark Syngenta 0.15371 3.23138 Booster Syngenta 0.17568 3.31913 Calgreen Syngenta 0.17057 3.1735 Castano Syngenta 0.1822 3.3974 Coloma Syngenta 2.27744 0.34829 Control 1 No template controls 0.23284 0.37226 Control 2 No template controls 0.22699 0.51219 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.18971 3.50055 Cyclone Seminis 0.16394 3.3106 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 0.15881 3.26545 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 0.17819 3.32263 Fortex Oregon State University 0.19331 3.79546 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 2.42017 0.42521 Kentucky Syngenta 2.29632 0.34691 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 0.14707 3.32372 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 2.50019 0.38715 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.71115 0.40785 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.47373 0.40871 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.17182 3.69406 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.31074 0.3732 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 2.56686 0.39063 Landfrauen

TABLE P Validation Data for SNP 7 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 16. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 3.34088 0.39763 91-1028 Dickson Collection 3.04704 0.42102 91-1033B Dickson Collection 3.21568 0.33183 91-1145 Dickson Collection 2.94862 0.34966 91-1542 Dickson Collection 3.24088 0.38352 91-1643 Dickson Collection 3.09495 0.42795 91-1672 Dickson Collection 2.99141 0.37427 91-1728 Dickson Collection 2.89229 0.47823 91-1748 Dickson Collection 3.444 0.41153 91-1750 Dickson Collection 3.07855 0.42465 91-1755 Dickson Collection 2.93988 0.3207 91-1759 Dickson Collection 3.06372 0.42732 91-1768 Dickson Collection 3.09663 0.4457 91-1976 Dickson Collection 3.41422 0.50615 91-2100 Dickson Collection 2.98657 0.43286 91-3346 Dickson Collection 3.10725 0.38013 91-3915 Dickson Collection 3.08977 0.37621 91-3918 Dickson Collection 3.21681 0.46647 91-3921 Dickson Collection 3.07506 0.42439 Acclaim Seminis 3.10162 0.4319 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 3.27296 0.45545 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.16495 3.72614 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17446 3.56493 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17237 3.70608 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17433 3.5628 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17969 3.56402 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.19557 4.12391 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.15516 3.50039 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.18824 3.57258 BBL274 Seminis 2.97922 0.38087 Benchmark Syngenta 2.75492 0.38972 Booster Syngenta 0.18599 3.92434 Calgreen Syngenta 3.15367 0.37116 Castano Syngenta 3.06345 0.3887 Coloma Syngenta 3.15044 0.37845 Control 1 No template controls 0.20284 0.34437 Control 2 No template controls 0.21363 0.41926 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 3.12259 0.46873 Cyclone Seminis 3.11352 0.44231 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 0.15396 3.37487 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 3.16923 0.39541 Fortex Oregon State University 3.04324 0.38775 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 3.10036 0.34765 Kentucky Syngenta 3.1198 0.37744 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 3.09895 0.379 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 3.08121 0.43604 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.09032 0.42517 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.89351 0.37754 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.12987 0.37616 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC. 3.15225 0.36849 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 3.07912 0.35056 Landfrauen

TABLE Q Validation Data for SNP 8 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 17. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 2.65545 0.27227 91-1028 Dickson Collection 2.71869 0.29532 91-1033B Dickson Collection 2.50133 0.3561 91-1145 Dickson Collection 2.49229 0.37678 91-1542 Dickson Collection 2.68824 0.36102 91-1643 Dickson Collection 2.45136 0.30695 91-1672 Dickson Collection 2.67258 0.34626 91-1728 Dickson Collection 2.89519 0.35105 91-1748 Dickson Collection 3.50596 0.44755 91-1750 Dickson Collection 3.15899 0.2885 91-1755 Dickson Collection 2.64738 0.29182 91-1759 Dickson Collection 2.38636 0.32876 91-1768 Dickson Collection 2.56267 0.36553 91-1976 Dickson Collection 2.61124 0.29516 91-2100 Dickson Collection 2.50524 0.33432 91-3346 Dickson Collection 2.87654 0.34764 91-3915 Dickson Collection 2.89525 0.2586 91-3918 Dickson Collection 3.30865 0.34921 91-3921 Dickson Collection 3.0553 0.3126 Acclaim Seminis 0.38807 3.36219 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 0.46122 3.64603 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.59132 3.75289 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.5827 3.72283 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.40549 3.09901 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.42897 2.70381 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.67498 3.46223 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.62687 3.48664 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.48772 3.27123 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.67802 3.59005 BBL274 Seminis 0.47324 3.32763 Benchmark Syngenta 0.50856 3.532 Booster Syngenta 0.69226 3.46483 Calgreen Syngenta 0.51235 3.39406 Castano Syngenta 0.47656 3.61731 Coloma Syngenta 0.50291 3.71843 Control 1 No template controls 0.21905 0.46523 Control 2 No template controls 0.24224 0.44601 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 2.24747 0.32069 Cyclone Seminis 0.40893 3.61301 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 0.43874 2.83083 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 2.74284 0.26764 Fortex Oregon State University 3.12538 0.36637 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 0.48456 3.3537 Kentucky Syngenta 2.64661 0.30572 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 0.46854 3.68858 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 2.40839 0.28737 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.53725 3.37202 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.61781 3.43037 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.67108 3.26721 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.79359 0.40714 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.54869 3.58084 Landfrauen

TABLE R Validation Data for SNP 9 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 18. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 0.15673 3.55871 91-1028 Dickson Collection 2.91944 0.49148 91-1033B Dickson Collection 0.15389 3.60819 91-1145 Dickson Collection 2.96718 0.49533 91-1542 Dickson Collection 0.16035 3.67093 91-1643 Dickson Collection 0.16605 3.88226 91-1672 Dickson Collection 0.16479 3.50322 91-1728 Dickson Collection 0.15252 3.48394 91-1748 Dickson Collection 0.16009 3.65412 91-1750 Dickson Collection 0.16557 3.71586 91-1755 Dickson Collection 0.17759 4.00857 91-1759 Dickson Collection 0.18017 4.04768 91-1768 Dickson Collection 0.17857 3.47398 91-1976 Dickson Collection 0.1674 3.64638 91-2100 Dickson Collection 0.15241 3.49516 91-3346 Dickson Collection 3.29075 0.60278 91-3915 Dickson Collection 2.90512 0.46863 91-3918 Dickson Collection 3.32113 0.63873 91-3921 Dickson Collection 3.00748 0.48654 Acclaim Seminis 3.07099 0.50743 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 3.17147 0.60971 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.10419 0.5628 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.99334 2.6473 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.16646 3.55019 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.97352 0.59096 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.15683 3.66409 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.08191 0.50315 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.19122 0.55479 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.18448 4.15766 BBL274 Seminis 2.84364 0.53455 Benchmark Syngenta 3.05734 0.54038 Booster Syngenta 3.25422 0.5001 Calgreen Syngenta 3.17186 0.45585 Castano Syngenta 3.40431 0.5398 Coloma Syngenta 3.0209 0.54896 Control 1 No template controls 0.22663 0.46316 Control 2 No template controls 0.22131 0.46411 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 3.20714 0.52 Cyclone Seminis 3.01691 0.57453 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 3.05847 0.41037 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 2.99279 0.61766 Fortex Oregon State University 0.17949 3.66895 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 3.24756 0.58641 Kentucky Syngenta 3.04001 0.41252 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 2.99227 0.58212 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 2.8189 0.48048 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.20725 0.66017 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.82483 0.58944 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.20459 0.60099 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.13025 0.49312 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 2.94708 0.5021 Landfrauen

TABLE S Validation Data for SNP 10 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 19. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 2.60209 0.35423 91-1028 Dickson Collection 2.76008 0.39459 91-1033B Dickson Collection 0.77834 2.42874 91-1145 Dickson Collection 2.65178 0.36831 91-1542 Dickson Collection 3.06598 0.39764 91-1643 Dickson Collection 2.59983 0.42802 91-1672 Dickson Collection 2.73162 0.39909 91-1728 Dickson Collection 2.5305 0.34253 91-1748 Dickson Collection 3.00609 0.39735 91-1750 Dickson Collection 2.94737 0.38742 91-1755 Dickson Collection 2.69435 0.42533 91-1759 Dickson Collection 2.45165 0.36684 91-1768 Dickson Collection 2.69924 0.42671 91-1976 Dickson Collection 2.56846 0.29004 91-2100 Dickson Collection 2.51388 0.31215 91-3346 Dickson Collection 2.75915 0.37223 91-3915 Dickson Collection 2.76661 0.47324 91-3918 Dickson Collection 3.14508 0.36307 91-3921 Dickson Collection 2.71613 0.33267 Acclaim Seminis 0.15755 3.42331 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 0.16717 3.50515 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.84922 0.33582 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.87049 0.38264 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.86166 0.43279 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.81808 0.37013 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.80509 0.39138 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.56026 0.34672 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.39797 0.37697 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.83194 0.40878 BBL274 Seminis 0.18266 3.56678 Benchmark Syngenta 2.42107 0.4081 Booster Syngenta 2.56331 0.3994 Calgreen Syngenta 0.15533 3.44557 Castano Syngenta 0.17039 3.44449 Coloma Syngenta 2.60566 0.35811 Control 1 No template controls 0.23864 0.37768 Control 2 No template controls 0.19975 0.40586 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 2.66453 0.33814 Cyclone Seminis 0.1529 3.25501 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 0.1659 3.48368 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 0.25673 0.39231 Fortex Oregon State University 2.72999 0.39932 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 0.15035 3.54095 Kentucky Syngenta 2.75448 0.3829 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 0.1822 3.98059 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 2.74046 0.42594 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.17755 3.65782 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.15651 3.35327 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.20235 3.5959 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.57635 0.42038 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.18666 3.55535 Landfrauen

TABLE T Validation Data for SNP 11 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 20. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 3.03621 0.36898 91-1028 Dickson Collection 3.10616 0.39185 91-1033B Dickson Collection 3.12924 0.38382 91-1145 Dickson Collection 2.99038 0.37011 91-1542 Dickson Collection 3.27228 0.4238 91-1643 Dickson Collection 3.20785 0.40234 91-1672 Dickson Collection 3.33506 0.4724 91-1728 Dickson Collection 3.26944 0.43703 91-1748 Dickson Collection 3.28615 0.38083 91-1750 Dickson Collection 3.12991 0.42755 91-1755 Dickson Collection 3.29326 0.40917 91-1759 Dickson Collection 3.13191 0.43782 91-1768 Dickson Collection 3.14061 0.39885 91-1976 Dickson Collection 3.36627 0.40684 91-2100 Dickson Collection 0.46519 1.2562 91-3346 Dickson Collection 0.17252 2.77941 91-3915 Dickson Collection 0.16962 2.53472 91-3918 Dickson Collection 0.16774 3.17628 91-3921 Dickson Collection 0.1748 2.77345 Acclaim Seminis 3.20928 0.38082 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 3.19605 0.34772 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.3395 0.47932 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.43602 0.41629 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17914 2.79523 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.19179 2.81258 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.18714 0.42912 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.14268 0.34328 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.86759 0.61457 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.17799 3.48269 BBL274 Seminis 3.38187 0.40966 Benchmark Syngenta 0.19146 2.53218 Booster Syngenta 3.31775 0.36801 Calgreen Syngenta 3.22992 0.47837 Castano Syngenta 3.25032 0.39349 Coloma Syngenta 3.076 0.39071 Control 1 No template controls 0.24698 0.35309 Control 2 No template controls 0.2121 0.46867 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 3.19218 0.41714 Cyclone Seminis 3.31633 0.41874 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 2.97518 0.41565 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 0.18557 2.66057 Fortex Oregon State University 3.13048 0.40355 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 3.32596 0.44501 Kentucky Syngenta 0.18574 2.62277 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 3.36895 0.4065 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 3.28272 0.42779 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.21922 0.5015 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.17257 0.38654 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.32578 0.3997 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.17805 2.69582 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds, 3.32756 0.49083 Landfrauen

TABLE U Validation Data for SNP 12 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 21. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 0.16198 3.06916 91-1028 Dickson Collection 0.15524 3.3488 91-1033B Dickson Collection 2.463 0.35942 91-1145 Dickson Collection 2.43235 0.33108 91-1542 Dickson Collection 2.58492 0.42343 91-1643 Dickson Collection 0.19239 3.68522 91-1672 Dickson Collection 2.60558 0.36366 91-1728 Dickson Collection 0.16448 3.58839 91-1748 Dickson Collection 2.59786 0.35527 91-1750 Dickson Collection 2.60812 0.34419 91-1755 Dickson Collection 2.25441 0.29954 91-1759 Dickson Collection 2.48683 0.3697 91-1768 Dickson Collection 2.40768 0.35921 91-1976 Dickson Collection 2.56628 0.47501 91-2100 Dickson Collection 2.40634 0.40903 91-3346 Dickson Collection 2.68503 0.41072 91-3915 Dickson Collection 2.58062 0.31006 91-3918 Dickson Collection 2.59024 0.43236 91-3921 Dickson Collection 2.52766 0.4481 Acclaim Seminis 2.47505 0.43409 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 0.1605 3.38161 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.63674 0.36506 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.53499 0.3593 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.22614 0.37617 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.90288 1.99513 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.44537 0.44062 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.63715 0.42584 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.41056 0.37658 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 0.14487 3.833 BBL274 Seminis 2.59254 0.35037 Benchmark Syngenta 2.40477 0.35509 Booster Syngenta 2.38134 0.36859 Calgreen Syngenta 0.15007 3.21978 Castano Syngenta 2.36557 0.38395 Coloma Syngenta 2.4541 0.39351 Control 1 No template controls 0.20731 0.4592 Control 2 No template controls 0.23645 0.41051 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 2.48444 0.36979 Cyclone Seminis 2.52658 0.46091 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 2.39128 0.32193 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 2.43201 0.41716 Fortex Oregon State University 2.65066 0.3219 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 0.15361 3.28314 Kentucky Syngenta 2.58751 0.38544 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 2.5774 0.34331 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 2.70531 0.42929 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.15721 3.49821 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.15176 3.10384 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 0.17246 3.07206 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.55066 0.42747 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 2.51479 0.3818 Landfrauen

TABLE V Validation Data for SNP 13 showing KASP Assay Results for FAM-labeled forward primer and HEX-labeled forward primer plotted in FIG. 22. Line Source X Axis Y Axis 91-1009 Dickson Collection 3.10841 0.38093 91-1028 Dickson Collection 2.24016 0.81145 91-1033B Dickson Collection 2.92268 0.34008 91-1145 Dickson Collection 2.8799 0.35795 91-1542 Dickson Collection 0.1697 3.16456 91-1643 Dickson Collection 0.15745 2.80353 91-1672 Dickson Collection 3.26693 0.39388 91-1728 Dickson Collection 0.16273 3.34493 91-1748 Dickson Collection 0.17163 3.08966 91-1750 Dickson Collection 0.16161 3.6146 91-1755 Dickson Collection 0.1699 2.98614 91-1759 Dickson Collection 0.15516 2.86673 91-1768 Dickson Collection 0.16916 3.02308 91-1976 Dickson Collection 0.1652 3.03809 91-2100 Dickson Collection 0.17726 2.83823 91-3346 Dickson Collection 0.17767 3.60114 91-3915 Dickson Collection 0.15755 3.06934 91-3918 Dickson Collection 0.1931 3.70302 91-3921 Dickson Collection 0.17772 3.39293 Acclaim Seminis 3.17649 0.36004 Aunt Ada Turtle Tree Seed 2.96191 0.37548 B-1 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.92444 0.37348 B-15 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.97164 0.33928 B-28 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.32621 0.34471 B-36 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.90168 0.34392 B-37 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 2.95565 0.33864 B-38 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.14711 0.35636 B-41 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.02356 0.32217 B-42 SerinXOregon5630 cross, F6 3.21701 0.48128 BBL274 Seminis 3.02105 0.35681 Benchmark Syngenta 3.23229 0.35855 Booster Syngenta 3.28359 0.41183 Calgreen Syngenta 3.25326 0.39753 Castano Syngenta 3.02685 0.40919 Coloma Syngenta 0.18002 2.98312 Control 1 No template controls 0.19892 0.4191 Control 2 No template controls 0.19986 0.3771 Cosse Violette Amishland Heirloom Seeds 0.14402 2.6688 Cyclone Seminis 3.04205 0.36791 Flavor Sweet Harris Moran 3.04627 0.32019 FM1 Pole Blue USDA collection: Ferry-Morse 2.93494 0.36738 Fortex Oregon State University 3.2798 0.47279 Hidatsa Shield Seed Savers Exchange 2.87072 0.27742 Kentucky Syngenta 3.12825 0.39701 Wonder Mercury Syngenta 2.70235 0.30458 New Mex Cave Peace Seedlings 0.1491 2.99625 PHA0008 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.86092 0.33557 PHA0112 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.92541 0.36835 PHA0192 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 2.95004 0.3512 PHA0315 Misión Biológica de Galicia - CSIC 3.05227 0.32702 Swiss Amishland Heirloom Seeds 2.96679 0.42883 Landfrauen

Methods for Marker Assisted Identification and Selection of Common Bean Plants

Generally, and in reference to FIGS. 1 and 2, the invention includes methods for marker assisted identification and selection of common bean plants with desired flavor traits associated with any one or more of the following volatile compounds: linalool, 1-octen-3-ol, 1-hexanol, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-penten-3-ol, and β-ionone, as well as any combination of two or more of the foregoing volatile compounds. The methods also include marker assisted identification and selection of common bean plants with desired flavor traits that do not express any one or more of linalool, 1-octen-3-ol, 1-hexanol, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-penten-3-ol, and β-ionone, for the purposes of introgressing genes, which are associated with the expression of volatile compounds related to flavor traits known in certain common beans, into other common beans that may not express the desired volatile compound expression, but some other favorable trait, such as high yield.

For example, the methods could be used for selecting plants having desired flavor traits from expressing any one or more of linalool, 1-octen-3-ol, 1-hexanol, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-penten-3-ol, and β-ionone, and then breeding those plants having other favorable traits, such as, upright bush habit (e.g., as expressed by Huntington, Pismo), high percentage of snipped pods (e.g., as expressed by Caprice, Nadia, Cabot), mouth appeal with firm pod texture (e.g., as expressed by Camaro, Tahoe), aphanomyces root rot resistance (e.g., as expressed by BA 1001, SV1136GF), bacteria brown spot blight resistance (e.g., as expressed by Crockett, Hystyle, Caprice), enhanced blue lake flavor (e.g., as expressed by EZ-Pick, FM1 Pole, and OSU 5402), or high yield (e.g., as expressed by Huntington and Pismo) for introgressing the flavor traits into bean lines having other favorable traits.

Marker Assisted Identification and Selection Using SNP 1, SNP 2, and/or SNP 3

Embodiments of the invention includes methods for producing a common bean plant phenotypically expressing at least the following volatile compound, namely, 3-hexen-1-ol, the method comprising the steps of: (1) screening a population of common bean plants for at least one of the following SNPs: SNP 1, which comprises a T to G nucleotide at position number 32 in SEQ ID NO: 1 or at position number 2939690 of Chromosome 1; SNP 2, which comprises a G to A nucleotide pair at position number 33 in SEQ ID NO: 2 or at position number 53768383 of Chromosome 8; and SNP 3, which comprises an A or G nucleotide pair at position number 26 in SEQ ID NO: 3 or at position number 14800672 of Chromosome 6; (2) selecting a first common bean plant having at least one SNP 1 through SNP 3; (3) crossing the first selected common bean plant having at least one of SNP 1 through SNP 3 with a second common bean plant having at least one of SNP 1 through SNP 3; (4) repeating steps (2) and (3) to obtain common bean plants homozygous for at least one of SNP 1 through SNP 3; and (5) screening the common bean plants to confirm the presence of at least one of SNP 1 through SNP 3 in homozygous form to produce a common bean plant, wherein the seeds of the common bean plant have phenotypic expression of 3-hexen-1-ol.

In an embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the SNPs for 3-hexen-1-ol, i.e., SNP 1, SNP 2, SNP 3, such that more than one desirable SNP is homozygous in a bean plant.

In further embodiments, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for 3-hexen-1-ol, i.e., SNP 1, SNP 2, SNP 3, in combination with other SNPs, e.g., SNP 4, SNP 5, and/or SNP 6 for 1-octen-3-ol; SNP 7 for linalool; SNP 8 and/or SNP 9 for 1-penten-3-ol; SNP 10 and/or SNP 11 for 1-hexanol; and/or SNP 12 and/or SNP 13 for β-ionone, such that a bean plant is homozygous for SNPs associated with two or more volatile compounds selected from the group consisting of: 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and β-ionone. In a non-limiting example, stacking or pyramiding can be used to breed a bean plant that is homozygous for SNPs for 3-hexen-1-ol, i.e., SNP 1, SNP 2, and/or SNP 3, and for SNPs for 1-octen-3-ol, i.e., SNP 4, SNP 5, and SNP 6. Other combinations of homozygous expression of two or more SNPs specific to the volatile compounds can occur using stacking or pyramiding.

Marker Assisted Identification and Selection Using SNP 4, SNP 5, and/or SNP 6

An embodiment of the invention includes a method for producing a common bean plant phenotypically expressing at least the following volatile compound, namely, 1-octen-3-ol, the method comprising the steps of: (1) screening a population of common bean plants for at least one of the following SNPS: SNP 4, which comprises a T or C nucleotide pair at position number 28 in SEQ ID NO: 4 or at position number 47396341 of Chromosome 2; SNP 5, which comprises a C or A nucleotide pair at position number 27 in SEQ ID NO: 5 or at position number 19725396 of Chromosome 2; and SNP 6, which comprises a T or G nucleotide pair at position number 32 in SEQ ID NO: 6 or at position number 39538212 of Chromosome 7; (2) selecting a first common bean plant having at least one of SNP 4 through SNP 6; (3) crossing the first selected common bean plant having at least one of SNP 4 through SNP 6 with a second common bean plant having at least one of SNP 4 through SNP 6; (4) repeating steps (2) and (3) to obtain common bean plants homozygous for at least one of SNP 4 through SNP 6; and (5) screening the common bean plants to confirm the presence of at least one of SNP 4 through SNP 6 in homozygous form to produce a common bean plant, wherein the seeds of the common bean plant have phenotypic expression of 1-octen-3-ol.

In an embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for 1-octen-3-ol, i.e., SNP 4, SNP 5, SNP 6, such that more than one desirable SNP was homozygous in a bean plant.

In further embodiments, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for 1-octen-3-ol, i.e., SNP 4, SNP 5, and/or SNP 6, in combination with other SNPs, e.g., SNP 1, SNP 2, and/or SNP 3 for 3-hexen-1-ol; SNP 7; SNP 8 and/or SNP 9 for 1-penten-3-ol; SNP 10 and/or SNP 11 for 1-hexanol; and/or SNP 12 and/or SNP 13 for beta ionone, such that a bean plant is homozygous for SNPs associated with two or more volatile compounds selected from the group consisting of: 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and β-ionone. In a non-limiting example, stacking or pyramiding can be used to breed a bean plant that is homozygous for SNPs for 1-octen-3-ol, i.e., SNP 4, SNP 5, and/or SNP 6, and for SNPs for 3-hexen-1-ol, i.e., SNP 1, SNP 2, and SNP 3. Other combinations of homozygous expression of two or more SNPs specific to the volatile compounds can occur using stacking or pyramiding.

Marker Assisted Identification and Selection Using SNP 7

An embodiment of the invention includes a method for producing a common bean plant phenotypically expressing at least the following volatile compound, namely, linalool, the method comprising the steps of: (1) screening a population of common bean plants for SNP 7, which comprises a G or T nucleotide pair at position number 30 in SEQ ID NO: 7 or at position number 32623478 of Chromosome 7; (2) selecting a first common bean plant having SNP 7; (3) crossing the first selected common bean plant having SNP 7 with a second common bean plant having SNP 7; (4) repeating steps (2) and (3) to obtain common bean plants homozygous for SNP 7; and (5) screening the common bean plants to confirm the presence of SNP 7 in homozygous form to produce a common bean plant, wherein the seeds of the common bean plant have phenotypic expression of linalool.

In an embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNP for linalool, i.e., SNP 7, in combination with other SNPs, e.g., SNP 1, SNP 2, and/or SNP 3 for 3-hexen-1-ol; SNP 4, SNP 5, and/or SNP 6 for 1-octen-3-ol; SNP 7; SNP 8 and/or SNP 9 1-penten-3-ol; SNP 10 and/or SNP 11 for 1-hexanol; and/or SNP 12 and/or SNP 13 for β-ionone, such that a bean plant is homozygous for SNPs associated with two or more volatile compounds selected from the group consisting of: 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and β-ionone. In a non-limiting example, stacking or pyramiding can be used to breed a bean plant that expresses SNP 7 and is also homozygous for SNPs for 1-octen-3-ol, i.e., SNP 4, SNP 5, and/or SNP 6. Other combinations of expression of SNP 7 with homozygous expression of two or more SNPs specific to the volatile compounds can occur using stacking or pyramiding.

Marker Assisted Identification and Selection Using SNP 8 and/or SNP 9

An embodiment of the invention includes a method for producing a common bean plant phenotypically expressing at least the following volatile compound, namely, 1-penten-3-ol, the method comprising the steps of: (1) screening a population of common bean plants for at least one of the following SNPS: SNP 8, which comprises a G or A nucleotide pair at position number 29 in SEQ ID NO: 8 or at position number 44170119 of Chromosome 3; and SNP 9, which comprises an A or G nucleotide pair at position number 24 in SEQ ID NO: 9 or at position number 32906019 of Chromosome 3; (2) selecting a first common bean plant having at least one of SNP 8 and SNP 9; (3) crossing the first selected common bean plant having at least one of SNP 8 and SNP 9 with a second common bean plant having at least one of SNP 8 and SNP 9; (4) repeating steps (2) and (3) to obtain common bean plants homozygous for at least one of SNP 8 and SNP 9; and (5) screening the common bean plants to confirm the presence of at least one of SNP 8 and SNP 9 in homozygous form to produce a common bean plant, wherein the seeds of the common bean plant have phenotypic expression of 1-penten-3-ol.

In an embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for 1-penten-3-ol, i.e., SNP 8 and SNP 9, such that more than one desirable SNP is homozygous in a bean plant.

In a further embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for 1-penten-3-ol, i.e., SNP 8 and SNP 9, in combination with other SNPs, e.g., SNP 1, SNP 2, and/or SNP 3 for 3-hexen-1-ol; SNP 7 for linalool; SNP 8 and/or SNP 9 for 1-penten-3-ol; SNP 10 and/or SNP 11 for 1-hexanol; and/or SNP 12 and/or SNP 13 for β-ionone, such that a bean plant is homozygous for SNPs associated with two or more volatile compounds selected from the group consisting of: 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and β-ionone. In a non-limiting example, stacking or pyramiding can be used to breed a bean plant that is homozygous for SNPs for 1-penten-3-ol, i.e., SNP 8 and SNP 9, and for SNPs for 3-hexen-1-ol, i.e., SNP 1, SNP 2, and SNP 3. Other combinations of homozygous expression of SNPs specific to two or more volatile compounds can occur using stacking or pyramiding.

Marker Assisted Identification and Selection Using SNP 10 and/or SNP 11

An embodiment of the invention includes a method for producing a common bean plant phenotypically expressing at least the following volatile compound, namely, 1-hexanol, the method comprising the steps of: (1) screening a population of common bean plants for at least one of the following SNPS: SNP 10, which comprises an A or G nucleotide pair at position number 23 in SEQ ID NO: 10 or at position number 54970429 of Chromosome 8; and SNP 11, which comprises a T or C nucleotide pair at position number 29 in SEQ ID NO: 11 or at position number 51964707 of Chromosome 11; (2) selecting a first common bean plant having at least one of SNP 10 and SNP 11; (3) crossing the first selected common bean plant having at least one of SNP 10 and SNP 11 with a second common bean plant having at least one of SNP 10 and SNP 11; (4) repeating steps (2) and (3) to obtain common bean plants homozygous for at least one of SNP 10 and SNP 11; and (5) screening the common bean plants to confirm the presence of at least one of SNP 10 and SNP 11 in homozygous form to produce a common bean plant, wherein the seeds of the common bean plant have phenotypic expression of 1-hexanol.

In an embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for 1-hexanol, i.e., SNP 10 and SNP 11, such that more than one desirable SNP is homozygous in a bean plant.

In a further embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for 1-hexanol, i.e., SNP 10 and SNP 11, in combination with other SNPs, e.g., SNP 1, SNP 2, and/or SNP 3 for 3-hexen-1-ol; SNP 4, SNP 5, and/SNP 6 for 1-octen-3-ol; SNP 7; SNP 8 and/or SNP 9 for 1-penten-3-ol; SNP 10 and/or SNP 11 for 1-hexanol; and/or SNP 12 and/or SNP 13 for β-ionone, such that a bean plant is homozygous for SNPs associated with two or more volatile compounds selected from the group consisting of: 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and β-ionone. Other combinations of homozygous expression of SNPs specific to two or more volatile compounds can occur using stacking or pyramiding.

Marker Assisted Identification and Selection Using SNP 12 and/or SNP 13

An embodiment of the invention includes a method for producing a common bean plant phenotypically expressing at least the following volatile compound, namely, β-ionone, the method comprising the steps of: (1) screening a population of common bean plants for at least one of the following SNPS: SNP 12, which comprises a T or G nucleotide pair at position number 32 in SEQ ID NO: 12 or at position number 729615 of Chromosome 2; and SNP 13, which comprises a C or A nucleotide pair at position number 25 in SEQ ID NO: 13 or at position number 18092182 of Chromosome 7; (2) selecting a first common bean plant having at least one of SNP 12 and SNP 13; (3) crossing the first selected common bean plant having at least one of SNP 12 and SNP 13 with a second common bean plant having at least one of SNP 12 and SNP 13; (4) repeating steps (2) and (3) to obtain common bean plants homozygous for at least one of SNP 12 and SNP 13; and (5) screening the common bean plants to confirm the presence of at least one of SNP 12 and SNP 13 in homozygous form to produce a common bean plant, wherein the seeds of the common bean plant have phenotypic expression of β-ionone.

In an embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for beta ionone, i.e., SNP 12 and SNP 13, such that more than one desirable SNP is homozygous in a bean plant.

In a further embodiment, the method involves stacking or pyramiding the beneficial SNPs for β-ionone, i.e., SNP 12 and SNP 13, in combination with other SNPs, e.g., SNP 1, SNP 2, and/or SNP 3 for 3-hexen-1-ol; SNP 4, SNP 5, and/SNP 6 for 1-octen-3-ol; SNP 7 for linalool; SNP 8 and/or SNP 9 for 1-penten-3-ol; and/or SNP 10 and/or SNP 11 for 1-hexanol, such that a bean plant is homozygous for SNPs associated with two or more volatile compounds selected from the group consisting of: 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and β-ionone. Other combinations of homozygous expression of SNPs specific to two or more volatile compounds can occur using stacking or pyramiding.

The invention provides common bean plants containing up to 13 SNP markers, i.e., SNP 1 through SNP 13, in homozygous form. The invention describes common bean plants containing three SNPs, i.e., SNP 1 through SNP 3, that are shown to be associated with the phenotypic expression of the volatile compound 3-hexen-1-ol, three SNPs, i.e., SNP 4 through SNP 6, that are shown to be associated with the phenotypic expression of the volatile compound 1-octen-3-ol, one SNP, i.e., SNP 7, that is shown to be associated with the phenotypic expression of the volatile compound linalool, two SNPs, i.e., SNP 8 and SNP 9, that are shown to be associated with the phenotypic expression of the volatile compound 1-penten-3-ol, two SNPs, i.e., SNP 10 and SNP 11, that are shown to be associated with the phenotypic expression of the volatile compound 1-hexanol, and two SNPs, i.e., SNP 12 and SNP 13, that are shown to be associated with the phenotypic expression of the volatile compound β-ionone.

Embodiments also provide methods for screening common bean plants containing any one or more of the 13 SNPs, as well as methods and steps for using these SNPs in marker assisted breeding to produce common bean plants phenotypically expressing at least one or more of 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and/or β-ionone, or plants phenotypically expressing at least two or more of 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and/or β-ionone, or plants phenotypically expressing at least three or more of 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and/or β-ionone, or plants phenotypically expressing at least four or more of 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and/or β-ionone, or plants phenotypically expressing at least five or more of 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and/or β-ionone, or plants phenotypically expressing 3-hexen-1-ol, 1-octen-3-ol, linalool, 1-penten-3-ol, 1-hexanol, and β-ionone.

Also provided with the invention are methods for introgressing at least one of, at least two of, or all three SNPs associated with 3-hexen-1-ol, i.e., SNP 1, SNP 2, and SNP 3, into common bean plants by selecting plants comprising for one or more of the SNPs and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable phenotypes to plant progeny.

Also provided with the invention are methods for introgressing at least one of, at least two of, or all three SNPs associated with 1-octen-3-ol, i.e., SNP 4, SNP 5, and SNP 6, into common bean plants by selecting plants comprising for one or more of the SNPs and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable phenotypes to plant progeny.

Also provided with the invention are methods for introgressing at SNP associated with linalool, i.e., SNP 7, into common bean plants by selecting plants comprising SNP 7 and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable phenotypes to plant progeny.

Also provided with the invention are methods for introgressing at least one of, or both SNPs associated with 1-penten-3-ol, i.e., SNP 8 and SNP 9, into common bean plants by selecting plants comprising for one or more of the SNPs and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable phenotypes to plant progeny.

Also provided with the invention are methods for introgressing at least one of, or both SNPs associated with 1-hexanol, i.e., SNP 10 and SNP 11, into common bean plants by selecting plants comprising for one or more of the SNPs and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable phenotypes to plant progeny.

Also provided with the invention are methods for introgressing at least one of, or both SNPs associated with β-ionone, i.e., SNP 12 and SNP 13, into common bean plants by selecting plants comprising for one or more of the SNPs and breeding with such plants to confer such desirable phenotypes to plant progeny.

Accordingly, the KASP primers of the present invention can be used for analyzing genetic and phenotypic relationships within common bean lines including linkage analysis, association mapping, and the like; calculating the genetic distance between varieties of the common bean lines; identifying identical or related plants; evaluating the purity of varieties; identifying hybrids; breeding; selecting qualitative traits; selecting the genome of a recurrent parent and against the markers of the donor parent; reducing the number of crosses and/or backcrosses in a breeding program; identifying, and including or excluding, certain sources of germplasm of parental varieties or ancestors of a plant by tracking genetic profiles through crosses and into progeny; and the development of new common bean varieties, seed cultivation, and evaluating new innovation in common bean breeding (to produce seeds and planting material). The information gained from these markers can be used to determine if a plant carries a trait of interest, or if a plant is sufficiently similar or sufficiently different for breeding purposes, and selection of optimal plants for breeding, predicting plant traits and generation of distinct cultivars.

Other Molecular Assays that could Target SNP 1 Through SNP 13 Using the Oligos in the KASP Primers

A molecular assay that can be used as an alternative to the KASP assay, while using the oligo sequences of the competitive KASP primers, include methods that directly target the SNP marker, such as Cleaved Amplified Polymorphic Sequences (CAPS). Another alternative molecular assay called PCR-sequence specific amplification (SSP). PCR-SSP is simply a form of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) that involves using primers that are based on one or more of the oligos of the competitive KASP primers so that the primers will or will not allow amplification (the 3′-mismatch principle). One would set up separate reactions for the alternative forms of the primer that end in different SNP. This would not be a competitive reaction and only the correct primer should amplify and alternative primers should fail to amplify the DNA. The output from the assay would be either (1) it amplified, or (2) it did not amplify (see, Rev Immunogenet. 1999; 1(2):157-76).

While the invention has been described in conjunction with specific embodiments, it is evident that many alternatives, modifications, permutations, and variations will become apparent to those skilled in the art, in light of the foregoing description. Accordingly, it is intended that the present invention embraces all such alternatives, modifications, and variations as falling within the scope of the claims below. 

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 24. A method for producing a common bean plant with enhanced flavor traits, the enhanced flavor traits comprising phenotypic expression of a volatile compound comprising 1-penten-3-ol, the method comprising, providing a first common bean plant having a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) identified as SNP 9 having an A or G nucleotide at a position that corresponds to position 24 of SEQ ID NO. 9; providing a second common bean plant that does not have a single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) that corresponds with expression by the first common bean plant of SNP 9; crossing the first common bean plant with the second common bean plant to produce an F1 generation; and identifying one or more members of the F1 generation for a presence of SNP
 9. 25. The method of claim 24 further comprising selecting a first F1 generation plant and a second F1 generation plant based on the presence of SNP 9, crossing the first F1 generation plant and the second F1 generation plant, and then identifying the presence of SNP 9 in one or more members of a F2 generation.
 26. The method of claim 25 further comprising selecting members of the F2 generation based on the presence of SNP 9 for growth of pedigrees selected for the presence of SNP
 9. 27. The method of claim 25 wherein SNP 9 is associated with phenotypic expression of 1-penten-3-ol in the first common bean plant, in the members of the F1 generation having SNP 9, and in the members of the F2 generation having SNP
 9. 28. The method of claim 27 wherein identifying expression of volatile compound 1-penten-3-ol comprises using a pair of PCR Primers comprising SEQ ID NO: 51 and SEQ ID NO: 52 configured to identify SNP
 9. 29. A method for introgressing a gene associated with phenotypic expression of flavor traits of 1-penten-3-ol expressed in a common bean plant, the method comprising: screening a population of common bean plants for the presence of SNP 9 with a PCR reaction or a modified PCR reaction with KASP primers, the PCR reaction or modified PCR reaction comprising a primer pair comprising SEQ ID NO: 51 and SEQ ID NO: 52 configured to identify SNP 9; selecting from the population a first common bean plant having SNP 9 associated with the desired flavor traits of 1-penten-3-ol; crossing the first common bean plant with a second common bean plant that may or may not have SNP 9; repeating the steps of selecting and crossing to obtain a progeny common bean plant homozygous for SNP 9; and screening the progeny to confirm presence of SNP 9 in homozygous form to produce a common bean seed. 